More people have contracted measles in the US so far this year than in any year in the last three decades. New data from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 1,288 infections this year through 38 states,

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades - The U.S. could lose its status of having eliminated measles if the virus spreads nonstop for 12 months

U.S. measles cases have hit a 33-year high, with 1,288 confirmed infections in 39 states, the Centers for Disease Control reported on Wednesday Why it matters: The case count as of July 8 has already passed the highest annual count since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.

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The majority, 92%, occurred in unvaccinated people and children under the age of 19. There have been three confirmed deaths. Though Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,

The number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 2019's wave of infections, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

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.