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U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Level Since Disease Was Eliminated in 2000
Measles — one of the world’s most contagious diseases — was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, due to widespread use of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. The new cases dovetail with a significant drop in vaccination rates.
The U.S. has seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared "eliminated" in 2000.
Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles ...
According to Joe Ebel, Fairfield County Health Department's commissioner, said that the last measles case was reported in ...
Not only do the disinformation campaign and politicization of public health threaten the gains made over the last six decades ...
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Measles Outbreak In The US: Country Reports Highest Ever Cases In Last Many DecadesThe United States is currently witnessing a surge in cases of measles, and the country is dealing with an unprecedented rise in this disease in the last few decades.
The United States in 2025 has recorded its worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years, according to a count released Monday ...
In the United States, more than 1,000 cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2025.
As of June 2, 2025, 83 cases of measles have been reported in Kansas, most in the southwest region of the state.
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