After 26 years, the US has lost its measles elimination status
PAHO said continuous transmission and 5,182 confirmed U.S. cases in 2026 ended the country’s elimination designation, officials said.
- On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 5,412 measles cases across 45 states, an increase of 230 infections since the previous update, as the nation battles its worst viral outbreak in decades.
- Vaccination coverage for US kindergarteners fell to 92.4% in the 2025–2026 school year, leaving roughly 300,000 children unvaccinated; protecting communities requires coverage above 95%, according to the CDC.
- State departments in Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin report eight measles-related deaths, while the CDC confirmed six. US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disputes the higher state-level tallies.
- About 11% of patients required hospital care this year, with 591 hospitalizations recorded. Dr. Thomas Lew, a Stanford University School of Medicine professor, called the preventable deaths a "travesty of our public health system."
- The Pan American Health Organization's expert commission will decide next week whether the United States retains its measles-free status, which requires suppressing transmission for 12 months or more.
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Thanks to large-scale vaccination, rujeola was considered "eliminated as a disease with continuous transmission in the United States since 2000 – but this is no longer valid.
The US has lost its measles-eliminated status, as the disease continued to spread uninterruptedly for more than a year. The post USA: It's official - Measles has returned to the country - Explosion in cases appeared first on in.gr.
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PentapostagmaAbout 7,500 people in the US have been infected with measles and 13 have died since 2025
The United States is losing its measles-free status, according to several American media outlets. Last year's measles outbreak has spread to several states and is linked to areas and groups with lower vaccination rates.
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NettavisenAfter 26 years, the United States has lost its status as a measles-free country because the virus has spread continuously in the country for over a year, writes The Wall Street Journal.
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