Texas measles outbreak surges to at least 400 cases

City intensifies efforts to encourage vaccination amid state’s worst measles outbreak in decades - Austin Monitor

Last Thursday, Austin city leaders marked the 30th anniversary of a program that provides free vaccines to children as Texas faces its worst measles outbreak in over three decades.  Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease that can spread through… The post City intensifies efforts to encourage vaccination amid state’s worst measles outbreak in decades appeared first on Austin Monitor.

US at risk of losing health designation it's had for 25 years

(NEXSTAR) – Measles was officially declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000. If things keep going the way they've been going in 2025, that designation could soon change. "Measles elimination status" is achieved in a country or region when there hasn't been sustained transmission of the virus for a period of 12 months or longer, explained Dr. William Moss, an epidemiology professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health …

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now confirmed a total of 483 measles cases since the beginning of 2025, a year dominated by the outbreak in Texas, which has recorded 400 of those cases…

Measles in Ohio: What to know about the outbreak, vaccines, day care and more

Measles, a disease once consider eradicated by the United States in 2000, has hit 18 states and is approaching over 400 cases.

Texas reaches 400 measles cases as 5 other states see outbreaks

Texas, New Mexico, Ohio, Kansas and Oklahoma all have active measles outbreaks. Two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes

Texas Measles Outbreak Hits 400 Cases

Of the 400 cases, 398 were people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.