Texas Measles Outbreak Pushes US Case Count Past 2024 Total

Less than three full months into 2025, US measles cases have outpaced last year’s total, as a worrying outbreak linked to two deaths continues to spread.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday originally reported 308 confirmed cases, a figure it later updated to 301, which is a 36% increase over last week’s number. The US reported 285 measles cases in all of 2024. The vast majority of patients in the 14 states where there are outbreaks are either unvaccinated or have an unknown immunization status, health authorities said.