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The US has 800 confirmed cases of measles, a 12% increase from the week prior in an outbreak that has reached nearly half the ...

The Texas public health department reported 36 more measles cases on Friday in the outbreak that began in Gaines County.

Measles cases rose to a total of 800 patients so far in 2025 as of Thursday in 25 U.S. jurisdictions, including Texas and New ...

In a story published Apr. 17, 2025, about measles cases in Ohio, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Montgomery ...

Michigan officials confirmed a new measles outbreak Thursday near Grand Rapids, bringing the U.S. to eight states with active ...

Public health officials across Arizona are on high alert as the CDC reports more than 700 cases of measles this year, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Public health managers across Kansas are watching the number of measles cases grow. So far, 37 confirmed ...