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2026 US measles national surge
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4 DAYS
16 FACTS
2 EVENTS
1 SOURCES
FIRST ENTRY JUL 24
JUL 27 · Day 4
Measles becoming common enough that treatments may be needed
JUL 24 · Day 1
US measles cases reach 35-year high for second straight record-breaking year
More than 150 measles cases have been linked to an outbreak centered in Buckingham County, Virginia.
Nearly 2,300 measles cases were reported in the US in 2025.
Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000.