Report shows alarming measles resurgence in Europe and US

Report shows alarming measles resurgence in Europe and US

A recent report shows cases of measles across the World Health Organization's European Region, which includes the UK, are the highest they've been for more than 25 years. At the same time, large outbreaks of measles in the US have led to the first measles deaths there since 2015.

The risk of measles spreading throughout the Americas is a public health problem and the tools to combat it are not available is high, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).In a public health risk assessment published on its website on Tuesday, the number of cases, vaccination coverage and tools of each country to combat it are explored.In the first 11 weeks of 2025 (which ended on March 15), 507 cases were confirmed in the co…

New alarming data on measles in the U.S.

The number of measles cases in the U.S. is currently higher than it was for all of 2024, new data shows. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.

An affected person can spread to 90% of the people who are susceptible around him. What are the reasons that make the outbreaks more worrying in Argentina, Canada, the United States and Mexico?