The Latest Breaking News from Measles

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

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

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

A dangerous resurgence of a nearly forgotten disease is happening right now just across the state line, and the numbers are climbing faster than health officials predicted. South Carolina health departments have confirmed a significant measles outbreak in the Upstate region, with cases centered heavily around Spartanburg County.

Why the U.S. is on track to lose its measles "elimination status."

‘This is appalling and not how public health leaders typically respond to ongoing outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases,’ one public health expert responded

Measles cases surge in South Carolina, risking US elimination status amid low vaccination rates, misinformation, and rising outbreaks nationwide.

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

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

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.

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