In 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S., but according to recent data from the CDC, measles is making a comeback ...

U.S. measles cases hit 1,277—the worst outbreak since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, surpassing 2019's peak ...

There have been at least 1,277 confirmed cases of measles reported in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from a Johns ...

(AP) - Kentucky has its first measles outbreak of 2025, as the U.S. case count sits just short of a 30-year high.

As of July 1, 753 cases of measles have been confirmed in Texas, with 53 cases in Lubbock County and 414 cases in Gaines ...

A third case of measles has been reported in Florida this year, this one in Leon County. This case follows two others in ...

Counties with ongoing measles transmission include Gaines, Lamar and Lubbock. At 413 cases, Gaines County is still home to a vast majority of the outbreak. Terry County follows at 60 cases.

Overall, 742 Texas residents contracted measles, including 411 people in Gaines County, which saw the most cases in the state, along with Terry County, Lubbock County and El Paso County.

Large outbreaks such as the one that began in Gaines County, however, pose a threat to the country's elimination status. Vaccination is the best way to stem the spread of measles.

CDC officials have identified 10 measles outbreaks nationwide. The largest began in a close-knit community with low vaccination rates in Texas’ Gaines County, adjacent to New Mexico.