US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

Katelyn Messer is among the researchers at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who have sequenced 1,000 whole genomes of measles viruses that spread in the U.S. between Jan. 20, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2026. The data will help reveal whether the country has lost its measles elimination status. (Amy Maxmen/KFF Health News)This article first appeared on KFF Health News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivati…