CDC data shows that the majority of cases occur among patients under 19. About 3% of all measles patients in the U.S. have been hospitalized.

Measles outbreaks in close to half of U.S. states are responsible for over 900 confirmed cases in 2026, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, but falling vaccination coverage, increasing global measles activity and travel-related importations have driven a sharp rise in cases and ...

CDC data shows nearly 1,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. in just the first six weeks of this year. Hot spots include South ...