Several recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving up case counts and raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag.

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

The highly contagious measles disease is impacting parts of the United States, but the state of Wisconsin has not had any reported measles cases in 2025.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015. There are also nine measles cases in eastern New Mexico, but the state health department said there is no direct connection to the outbreak in Texas.

Measles was considered eliminated in the United States in 2000 — so why is it making a comeback? Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports from West Texas where there’s a growing outbreak to answer your pressing questions on the virus and explain how to protect yourself and your family.

Measles cases in the United States last year were nearly double the total for all of 2023, raising concerns about the preventable, once-common childhood virus.

Here's a look at the global measles situation after the United States registered its first death from the disease in 10 years.

Health officials in New York are urging people to get vaccinated against measles amid a rise in cases across the United States and Canada.The current statewide Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccination rate for two-year-olds remains

The virus was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000. A measles outbreak infecting patients in Texas and New Mexico has turned deadly. An unvaccinated school-aged child died of the virus,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015. There are also nine measles cases in eastern New Mexico, but the state health department said there is no direct connection to the outbreak in Texas.

The CDC said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015, before this latest outbreak killed an unvaccinated child in Texas.