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.

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

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

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 ›

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,

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,

Before this year, there have been an average of about 180 measles cases reported each year since the disease was declared eliminated, according to CDC data.