More than 2,000 measles cases reported in the US in 2025 as ongoing outbreaks threaten elimination status
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Key Points:
- In 2025, the United States reported 2,065 confirmed measles cases, the highest annual total since 1992, raising concerns about losing its measles elimination status held since 2000.
- Significant outbreaks are ongoing in South Carolina's upstate region and along the Arizona-Utah border, with cases continuing to rise and nearly 300 people quarantined in South Carolina alone.
- Vaccination rates have declined, with only 92.5% of incoming kindergarteners vaccinated against measles for the 2024-25 school year, below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks.
- A large outbreak in West Texas earlier in the year resulted in hundreds of cases and three deaths among unvaccinated
