The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 800 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. as of Friday, making the announcement as the highly contagious illness has reached half of the ...

Measles may seem like a disease of the past. Indeed, the highly contagious virus was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000 after a full year had passed without any infections.

DALLAS — Nearly 600 cases of measles have been reported in Texas, including seven here in North Texas, and two children in Lubbock have died from the virus, health officials said. The number of ...

The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services continues to urge the community to take preventive measures following increased reports in measles cases in the continental United States ...

The measles outbreak began in Gaines County in late January. It has now spread across 23 counties in Texas, plus the states of New Mexico and Oklahoma. Local health officials on Tuesday reported a ...

UPDATE APRIL 18, 2025: Michigan is dealing with its first recorded measles outbreak in six years, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). Three confirmed cases ...

As the measles outbreak continues in West Texas and two neighboring states, The Dallas Morning News will keep this page updated with information on confirmed cases. The Texas Department of State ...

Japan stopped using the MMR vaccine seven years ago - virtually the only developed nation to turn its back on the jab. Government health chiefs claim a four-year experiment with it has had serious ...

A second child has died of measles in the midst of an outbreak of cases that has now affected around 642 people in the US since January, and the hospital treating her has confirmed she was not ...