Measles cases in U.S. break a 33-year record
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The epicenter of the crisis is Texas, particularly Gaines County, where 414 of the state’s 753 cases have been reported
Three deaths reported nationally as Ohio's outbreak ends with 35 cases, while Texas accounts for 753 infections in the largest national surge since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
The United States has reported more cases in 2025 than in any year since 1992. The majority of this year's cases stem from the Texas outbreak.
Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.
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After being declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000, confirmed cases of measles — a highly infectious disease — have hit a 33-year high at 1,288 so far this year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that cases surpassed 2019,
The number of reported measles cases in the United States has hit 1,288 in the first six months of this year, the most since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000.