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U.S. Measles Cases Reach Over 2,200-Nearly Totaling All Measles Cases Recorded In 2025
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- As of July 9, 2024, the U.S. has reported 2,231 measles cases, nearly matching the total number of cases recorded in all of 2025, with children aged 5 to 19 being the most affected group.
- The CDC reports that 93% of measles cases this year involve individuals who are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status, and there have been 140 hospitalizations but no deaths so far.
- The states most impacted by measles in 2024 include South Carolina (670 cases), Utah (516), Texas (182), Virginia (176), Florida (141), and Pennsylvania (103).
- Measles symptoms include fever, rash, cough, fatigue, red eyes, and runny nose, with the virus spreading through coughs, sneezes, infected surfaces, and lingering in the air for up to two hours.
- Concurrently, a cyclosporiasis outbreak causing diarrhea has infected over 1,500 people across 31 states, primarily centered in Michigan, New York, Ohio, and North Carolina.
