US EditionUS measles cases hit 6-year high at 1277 cases, Johns Hopkins data shows
- The United States reported 1,281 measles cases across 39 states as of July 6, 2025, with 27 outbreaks nationally.
- The rise in cases follows increasing anti-vaccine sentiment and lower vaccination rates in some communities, especially in Texas.
- Texas leads with 790 cases mainly in Gaines County's Mennonite community, and New Mexico, Kansas, Ohio, and North Dakota also reported dozens of cases.
- Health officials reported 155 hospitalizations and three deaths among unvaccinated people, with CDC endorsing MMR vaccine as 97% effective after two doses.
- Public health authorities increased vaccination campaigns and emphasized prevention as measles continues spreading, risking loss of US elimination status if trends continue.
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In 2025, the United States surpassed its record of measles cases in more than 30 years, according to a Johns Hopkins University report revealed at a time when Donald Trump’s Health Secretary is accused of worsening this health crisis. Measles, highly contagious, had been eradicated in the country thanks to immunization, but an outbreak began at the end of January in the midst of a fall in vaccination rates and a growing distrust of the populatio…
US Measles Cases Surge to Highest Levels in 6 Years
The number of measles cases in the United States has reached a multi-year high, so far in 2025, according to data provided by Johns Hopkins University’s outbreak response center. As of July 7, there have been 1,277 reported cases of the virus, according to figures released by the Maryland-based medical school. That surpasses the previous record of 1,274 cases in 2019. Johns Hopkins’ data showed 790 confirmed cases in Texas, which is the center o…
U.S. has registered in 2025 the most serious gruesome epidemic in the past 30 years, according to a monthly balance published by the University of Johns Hopkins, in response to a crisis in which the US Secretary of Health,...
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