US EditionThe US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks
- By early May 2025, measles cases in the United States exceeded 1,000, with Texas reporting 709 confirmed infections across 29 counties, predominantly concentrated in West Texas.
- The outbreak began about three months ago within a close-knit, undervaccinated Mennonite community in Gaines County, West Texas, which remains the epicenter.
- The virus initially impacted Texas before spreading to neighboring states such as New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas, with additional active outbreaks reported in several other states across the Midwest and East, including those with clusters defined by the CDC as three or more linked cases.
- During the outbreak, two unvaccinated children died in West Texas and an unvaccinated adult died in New Mexico; Texas reported 92 hospitalizations linked to measles.
- The outbreak highlights declining childhood vaccination rates and rising exemption claims since the pandemic, creating ongoing risk despite measles being eliminated in the U.S. Since 2000.
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UpstractMeasles outbreak surpasses 1,000 cases for the first time in 30 years
The country's measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases for the first time in 30 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the grim news on Friday.
US Faces Measles Surge With 1,001 Cases And 11 State Outbreaks
Remember when measles was considered wiped out in the U.S.? That was 2000. Fast-forward to now—over 1,000 confirmed cases and counting. So, what happened?Texas is the epicenter, with a staggering 709 cases spread across 29 counties. Most trace back to a tight-knit, undervaccinated Mennonite community in Gaines County. Tragically, two young children in Texas and one adult in New Mexico have already died. “These were healthy individuals.That’s wh…
US measles cases surpass 1,000 for first time in 5 years
The number of measles cases in the United States has crossed 1,000 for the first time in five years, federal data showed on Friday (May 9), as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 1,001 measles cases in 31 jurisd
West Michigan doctors concerned as U.S. measles cases surpass 1,000
According to the CDC, the United States has officially surpassed 1,000 measles cases. With nine confirmed cases in Michigan, the uptick is worrisome for some West Michigan doctors, as they say the illness is highly contagious but extremely preventable."We've eliminated measles, mostly in the United States, with the MMR vaccine, but that's decreased lately with the number of people getting vaccinated," said Region Six Healthcare Coalition Medical…
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