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US having its worst year for measles in more than 3 decades

The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades

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.

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Why Measles Cases in the US Are at a Three-Decade High

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel outbreaks around the country.

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Afternoon Briefing: US having its worst year for measles in more than 3 decades

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 six months left in 2025. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today that the national case count surpassed 2019,

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US measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak

This year is the worst for measles spread in the U.S. since 1991. The news comes as Missouri has become the 18th state with ...

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US measles cases surge to highest level since disease was ‘eliminated’

The United States has broken its record for the highest number of measles cases in the country since the disease was eliminated in 2000.

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Measles grew in Texas after vaccine funding stalled. Trend could repeat ...

Measles grew in Texas after vaccine funding stalled. Trend could repeat nationally Immunization programs have withered in recent years, experts say. By The Associated Press Wire Service Apr.

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Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data.

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Measles Exploded in Texas After Stagnant Vaccine Funding - MSN

But in Texas, his department's cuts mean state and local health departments are losing $125 million in immunization-related federal funding as they deal with the measles outbreak.

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