Canada lost its measles elimination status in 2025 and outbreaks persist across North America, but social media users are ...

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick, according to a study, as students were excluded or kept ...

Measles cases are rising rapidly in the US, with South Carolina reporting 126 infections. Doctors urge vaccination and ...

Officials at the Utah Department of Health and Human Services said they are concerned about the spread of measles across the ...

Spartanburg's 'accelerating' measles outbreak has surpassed 100 cases. The underlying causes go beyond simple exposure into ...

The next outbreak of serious disease is merely “a plane ride away,” public health officials have long warned. The current crop of measles cases in Canada proves that point. A traveler infected with ...

Measles cases are surging as deaths from the disease go down globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Modelled estimates show that the annual number of measles cases decreased from ...

It has been challenging for children who missed recommended vaccines during the pandemic to catch up. Measles acts as a “fire alarm for immunization programs,” O’Brien said. When the disease ...

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If ongoing measles outbreaks are not contained by the end of January, the U.S. could lose its elimination status for the disease, reflecting a drop in vaccination rates, experts told ABC News. The U.S ...

An outbreak of measles on the Arizona-Utah border continues to grow, with the latest data showing 201 cases and eight hospitalizations. Numbers released Nov. 18 by the Arizona Department of Health ...

With gaps in vaccine coverage, nowhere is safe from measles outbreaks. But the disease has hit the Americas hard this year. A surge in measles cases has cost Canada its official measles-free ...