Measles was eliminated from the United States in 2000, according to the CDC. From 2000 to 2024, the largest outbreak was in 2019 when 1,274 cases were reported.

Wastewater samples from the Sacramento Area Sewer District detected measles virus on two consecutive days earlier this month, officials said.The Sacramento Area Sewer District notified the ...

A case of measles has been reported in Iowa, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. The case was confirmed in an unvaccinated adult in central Iowa, according to HHS.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of May 22, 2025, there have been 1,046 confirmed measles cases across 31 U.S. jurisdictions. Fourteen outbreaks have been reported, and ...

New Jersey health officials are asking people who went to last week’s Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium to monitor for measles symptoms because a person went to see the singer while infectious..

New Jersey health officials are asking people who went to last week’s Shakira concert at MetLife Stadium to monitor for measles symptoms because a person went to see the singer while infectious. There ...

Measles is a highly contagious airborne virus, with one infected person able to transmit it to about 15 others. Over 1,000 cases have occurred in the U.S. this year, ...

The country’s measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 cases for the first time in 30 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the grim news on Friday.

North Dakota reports its first measles case in over a decade, involving an unvaccinated child. The highly contagious disease continues to spread nationwide, with 935 confirmed cases across 30 states.

Now that measles, which was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, has re-emerged, you may be wondering about: whether you should get a measles vaccine booster.

Measles is characteristically an antigenically monotypic virus. 16 Consequently, the live, attenuated measles vaccine, developed from a single viral genotype isolated in the 1950s, continues to be ...

The measles rash usually doesn’t appear for more than a week after someone has been exposed. Other symptoms are better early indicators of a potential measles case, health experts say.