Measles is making a troubling comeback in the U.S., driven by declining vaccination rates and rising vaccine hesitancy.

Measles, declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, has resurged due to declining vaccination rates, with the country ...

Measles is spreading, and not just in Texas. While the state’s outbreak recently topped 500 cases and a second Texas child ...

Measles cases surge in the U.S., with 884 infections reported in 2025, raising alarms over declining vaccination rates and ...

The health department is also adding measles PCR testing capability to its lab, but the process was expected to take several weeks. “Until then, we are sending test swabs either to Quest ...

By late February, a 6-year-old unvaccinated girl died of measles-related pneumonia — the first U.S. measles death since 2015 ...

Measles cases are increasing in the U.S. and abroad, with unvaccinated individuals making up the majority of cases. The CDC recommends travelers be fully vaccinated with the MMR vaccine at least ...

DENVER — Measles cases continue to rise throughout the U.S., leaving many with questions about how to protect themselves. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported more than 600 ...

A measles case has been confirmed in Gregg County, making it the first case to reach East Texas during this outbreak.

To confirm measles, serology testing to detect antibodies or an RT-PCR test from a throat or nasal swab are usually used. Sometimes even a urine sample can be done to confirm the viral RNA.