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Measles cases in 25 US jurisdictions rise to 800 in 2025, CDC says
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 ...
Texas measles cases are underreported, response hurt by funding cuts, CDC scientist says
A CDC senior scientist provided an update on the measles outbreak on Tuesday, while taking reporter questions about the agency's response.
Texas health officials announce nation-leading 20 more measles cases
The total measles cases in Texas increased by 20 since Friday to 561 since late January, which leads the nation by a wide ...
Texas measles outbreak nears 500 cases as of April 4. Here’s where it’s spreading.
The Texas measles outbreak that started in January has grown to 481 confirmed cases as of Friday, April 4, with at least 59 ...
Large number of measles cases being missed, CDC says
Measles would normally be expected to have a fatality rate of about one to three deaths out of every 1,000 children infected, the CDC says, so the number of deaths this year suggests there may be far ...
US measles cases are undercounted, experts say, but real numbers are proving hard to pin down
During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed what is now the ...
Texas measles outbreak could last 12 months, experts say, risking U.S. elimination status
The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for ...
Whooping cough cases on the rise with measles: Symptoms, what to know
Here's what to know about whooping cough amid the growing cases.