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Texas health officials reported 36 new measles cases Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since late January ...

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 ...

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

Canada has reported more than 730 cases this year, making this one of the worst measles outbreaks in the country since it declared the virus “eliminated” in 1998. Mexico has seen at least 360 measles ...

Measles cases have surpassed 650 in an ongoing multistate outbreak, but federal funding cuts could threaten the response.

A new measles case in Dona Ana County leaves many concerned that the outbreak could spread statewide as vaccination remains ...

With the number of cases increasing, the NMDOH is recommending that the MMR vaccine be given to infants from 6-11 months old ...

State health officials on Tuesday reported the first case of measles in Doña Ana County, bringing to 63 the total number of ...