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.

There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.

Measles cases in the U.S. have surged to a record high, 25 years after the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.

Measles cases in the US have reached a 33-year high, with nearly 1,300 cases reported in the last seven months, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 1,

At least 1,277 cases have been reported as of Monday, surpassing the previous record set in 2019, despite 2025 being only halfway over. View Entire Post ›

Johns Hopkins' data showed 790 confirmed cases in Texas - the epicenter of the current measles outbreak - while 95 cases were reported in New Mexico.

The United States is hit by a measles epidemic as the number of cases reaches an unprecedented high after almost 25 years of what was termed as the disappearance of measles. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 1,

At least 155 people with measles – about 1 out of every 8 cases – have been hospitalized this year, CDC data shows, and 28% of cases have been in children younger than 5.