measles

The Global Measles Laboratory is 'under severe threat of collapse' as U.S. pulls funding

4:19am March 20, 2025

by Gabrielle Emanuel

That's the perspective of a World Health Organization official after the Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network, which detects and controls measles, lost its sole funder.

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Large Outbreak Of Measles Reported In California

A child has died in the Texas measles outbreak

12:25pm February 26, 2025

It's the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. More than 130 people in west Texas and New Mexico have been sickened in the outbreak so far.

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How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.'s watch

6:00am December 06, 2024

With anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation's biggest health agency, it wouldn't take much tampering to enable vaccine-preventable diseases to make a comeback.

The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is part of the CDC's recommended childhood immunization schedule. ERIC RISBERG/AP

Health & Safety

North Carolina reports first case of measles since 2018

2:24pm September 10, 2024

by Santiago Ochoa

Nationwide cases of measles have been on the rise in recent years. In North Carolina, the first case of the disease since 2018 was reported on Monday, Sept. 8, 2024.

Vaccination Campaign Against Measles- Rubella Launched In Nepal

Are kids getting routine vaccines? Progress has 'stalled' yet there is some good news

12:31pm July 17, 2024

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Vaccination rates took a hit during the pandemic — and they've not really recovered, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. But ... look at Ukraine!

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The jump in measles cases in 2023 is 'very concerning' says WHO official

4:39pm April 29, 2024

And the numbers in 2024 aren't looking any better. Why is this highly infectious disease on the rise? And how can it be tamed?

So far in 2024, more than 80% of measles cases involved people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, according to CDC data.

CDC warns that measles spike poses a 'renewed threat' to the disease's elimination

4:49pm April 12, 2024

by Juliana Kim

So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for all of 2023. Still, chances of widespread transmission remains low.

A dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. When an unvaccinated person is exposed to measles, public health guidance if for them to get vaccinated within three days.

Florida's response to measles outbreak troubles public health experts

3:16pm February 28, 2024

by Pien Huang

The state has at least 10 cases of the illness to date but the state's surgeon general has not called for vaccinations or quarantining of exposed kids. This goes against science-based measures.

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It's no surprise there's a global measles outbreak. But the numbers are 'staggering'

11:35am February 08, 2024

by Fran Kritz

That's the adjective used by the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Global Immunization Division. Can the world bring this outbreak under control?

Study participants in The Gambia received a measles vaccine through a virtually pain-free sticker. Early data on adults and children as young as nine months suggest the syringe-free skin patch is safe and effective.

Virtually ouch-free: Promising early data on a measles vaccine delivered via sticker

6:19am May 26, 2023

by Fran Kritz

Vaccine experts are excited about new clinical trial results for a device that delivers measles vaccine via a "microarray" patch — no syringe needed.