The U.S. is having the worst measles outbreak in decades. Here’s what experts recommend you do to avoid getting sick.

The United States has recorded 1,288 measles cases so far this year, the highest total in 33 years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data out Wednesday.  Just over halfway through 2025,

After being declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000, confirmed cases of measles — a highly infectious disease — have hit a 33-year high at 1,288 so far this year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that cases surpassed 2019,

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over. Dr.

According to the CDC, a total of 1,288 confirmed measles cases were reported by 39 states so far this year. That marks the highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, when officials recorded more than 2,100 infections in 1992.

In today’s Health Alert, the number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a level not seen in 33 years.

Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties have reported eight cases so far this year compared to 10 total in 2024.