The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know
- Health officials in Tennessee confirmed a measles outbreak Thursday, increasing U.S. States with outbreaks to 10.
- The airborne measles virus spreads easily and takes hold in communities with low vaccination rates.
- The virus initially affects the respiratory tract, causing fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, and rash.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 800 U.S. Cases in 2025 as of Friday.
- These outbreaks resulted in three deaths among unvaccinated people in Texas and New Mexico.
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The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know.
With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s confirmed measles cases count is 884, triple the amount seen in all of 2024. The vast majority — 646 — are in Texas, where an outbreak in the western part of the state that’s approaching the three-month mark. Two unvaccinated elementary school-aged children d…
US Health Authorities - Almost 900 measles infections in the USA
In the USA, 884 measles infections have already been registered this year - almost three times as many cases as in the entire year 2024. According to the health authorities, there were the most infections in the state of Texas. There, 646 people were infected.

The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know
A federal health agency says the U.S. has 884 confirmed measles cases this year as of Friday. That's triple the amount seen in all of 2024. Two children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses this year. Ten states…

There are nearly 900 measles cases in the US. Here's what you need to know
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 884, according to new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data published Friday. Cases have been confirmed in 29 states including Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn…
The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here’s what to know - Wilmington News Journal
By Dev Shastri AP Health Writer With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks, the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC’s confirmed measles cases count is 884, triple the amount seen in all of 2024. The vast majority — 646 — are in Texas, where an outbreak in the western part of the state that’s approaching the three-month mark. Two unvaccinated e…
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