US EditionUS measles cases hit 6-year high at 1277 cases, Johns Hopkins data shows
- The United States reported 1,277 measles cases across 39 states with three deaths as of July 6, 2025, marking the largest outbreak this year.
- This outbreak follows a rise in anti-vaccine sentiment, international travel spreading the virus, and concentrated outbreaks in communities with low vaccination rates.
- The largest outbreak occurred in Gaines County, Texas, with 790 cases, followed by New Mexico with 95 and Kansas with 83 confirmed cases.
- The CDC reports that 92 percent of cases were in people unvaccinated or with unknown vaccination status, with two doses of MMR vaccine about 97 percent effective at prevention.
- Health officials have intensified immunization efforts and are closely tracking the situation, cautioning that ongoing transmission could lead to the United States losing its measles elimination designation.
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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…
Measles Cases Reported in D.C., Maryland, Virginia as Johns Hopkins Team Deploys Outbreak Tools
CORI, a Johns Hopkins Center for Outbreak Response Innovation, is providing health departments with analytical platforms, outbreak simulation tools, and risk assessments to help detect and control measles outbreaks, which have reached their highest total since 1992. The post Measles Cases Reported in D.C., Maryland, Virginia as Johns Hopkins Team Deploys Outbreak Tools appeared first on The Washington Informer.
US measles cases surge to highest level since disease was 'eliminated'
(The Hill) - The United States has broken its record for the highest number of measles cases in the country since the disease was eliminated in 2000. It comes amid falling childhood vaccination rates and a rise in anti-vaccine sentiment fueled by lingering COVID-era distrust in public health authorities and a strengthening anti-vaccine movement. Just halfway through the year, there have been at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and …
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