The Latest Breaking News from Measles

The UK has lost its measles elimination status — again

Measles has been spreading continuously in the U.K. for over a year, meaning the country has lost its elimination status.

LiveScience · Jan 26

Measles ‘re-established’ in the UK, say global health chiefs

The World Health Organisation said measles transmission was re-established in the UK in 2024.

Evening Standard · Jan 26

Warning over measles as disease ‘re-established’ in UK

From 2021 to 2023, the UK had previously held the status of having eliminated the disease

The Independent UK · Jan 26

The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again

A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children

The Guardian - US · Jan 21

Why the US measles review matters as experts warn of wider risk

The re-evaluation is largely symbolic, contingent on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted within the country

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Measles Reaches Clemson University as South Carolina Outbreak Explodes to 558 Cases, Worst in Nation

Clemson University confirms measles case as South Carolina outbreak explodes to 558 cases, worst in US. Nearly 98% of students vaccinated, but case emerges from Spartanburg County epidemic that doubled in one week. Contact tracing underway, 531 in quarantine statewide. Health officials warn outbreak will worsen before improving.

International Business Times · Jan 19

Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550

Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days

The Independent UK · Jan 16

CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms

Two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show wastewater monitoring of measles can flag measles spread days to weeks in advance

The Independent UK · Jan 15

Measles deaths return to the US after a decade aka consequence of what happens when you ignore science

The definition of making America great in Trump's dictionary.

We Got This Covered · Jan 15

More than 170 measles cases confirmed in outbreaks across nine states this year

Experts have blamed a decline in the rate of people taking the measles vaccine on skepticism from the Trump administration

The Independent UK · Jan 15