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With misinformation spreading and vaccine exemptions rising, local leaders stressed the importance of routine immunizations ...
Measles cases in the United States are continuing to rise with national infections more than 4.5 times higher than the entirety of last year, CDC data shows.
Amid ongoing record post-elimination measles activity in the United States, four states have reported more measles cases or ...
The heightened spread of the disease is a “canary in the coal mine” moment, representing the rapid return of several ...
Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.
Once used for tracking COVID-19 cases, the tracker has become a resource for virus trends in general, including measles.
The CDC reports 1,288 cases in 2025 the highest number since 1992 and three confirmed deaths. One of the strongest outbreaks ...
Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...
A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...
Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That prompted many readers to ask what additional precautions they should take to ...
The U.S. grapples with its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years, putting its disease elimination status at risk if virus ...
The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...