Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.

Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in more than three decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has 1,288 cases since the beginning of the year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years, according to the Associated Press. On Wednesday, the CDC said the 2025 case count has surpassed the 2019 count, when there were 1,274 cases for the year.

Despite having a very effective and easily available vaccine, measles outbreaks have continued to pop up in the United States over the last two decades. Most recently, there have been eight cases ...

The ongoing outbreak in West Texas, however, accounts for about 90% of all measles cases in the US so far this year — and it’s much larger than outbreaks have been in recent years.

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.

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025. This year's outbreaks, some of them interconnected,

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over.