Measles: Increase in overall cases, downturn in Texas --CDC

Measles Updates: National Cases Increase Texas remains the state with the highest number of cases, by far. Antonio Pequeño IV Forbes

There was an uptick in measles cases across the U.S. over the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, though the spread of the highly contagious illness appears to have slowed in Texas.

There have been 1,088 confirmed cases of measles across 30 states so far this year, according to the latest update from the CDC on Friday, increasing by 42 cases over the previous week and far surpassing the 285 measles cases in total reported in 2024 (the CDC does not provide data on how many cases are actively infectious).

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