So far in 2025, 164 cases of measles — including one confirmed death — have been reported in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The outbreak comes at a time of dropping vaccination rates and declining trust in public health institutions.

As of Feb 20, the Center for Disease Control had reported that there is a total of 93 measles cases in 8 states: Alaska, California, Georgia, New

Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most vulnerable people in a population.

Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most vulnerable people in a population.

Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most vulnerable people in a population.

A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed two people, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday. They are the first mortalities from measles in the US in nearly a decade.

The current outbreak is centred in north-western Texas, with measles also recently found across the state's border in New Mexico, as well as Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York City and Rhode Island,

Measles cases are on the rise in the U.S. — and signs indicate that more outbreaks are possible. As of Feb. 20, there were a total of 93 measles cases reported in eight states: Alaska, California, Georgia,

As of Thursday, 222 measles cases had been reported in the U.S. for 2025. The cases have been in Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York C

The Alabama Department of Public Health has encouraged parents to make sure their child receives the Measles vaccine after rising rates in Texas and Georgia, and the first measles death

Cases of measles have been already reported in Georgia and in eight other states, including a case in Texas that led to only known death. Symptoms of measles start with cough and fever followed by skin rash.

As of March 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a total of 222 measles cases in 12 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City,