More Than 300 Measles Cases Reported in Texas and New Mexico as 2025 Total Surpasses 2024 After Just 3 Months
The U.S. officially eliminated the local transmission of measles in 2000, while cases in the European region reached an all-time reported low of 4,440 cases in 2016.
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to nearly 300 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.
Overall, the US has now recorded 301 cases of measles this year across 14 states and three outbreaks.
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Measles has made its way to South Florida two years in a row. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects the measles outbreak to spread. So far this year, there have been more than 250 measles cases in the United States, compared to 285 cases in all of 2024.
