The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

CDC data shows 2025 is now the worst year for measles cases in this country in more than three decades. More than 150 people have been hospitalized due to the growing outbreak and three have died, including two unvaccinated children in Texas.

(Reuters) -Confirmed measles cases in the U.S. reached a total of 1,288, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, rising above 2019 levels as the country battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood disease.

The United States has recorded 1,288 measles cases so far this year, the highest total in 33 years, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data out Wednesday.  Just over halfway through 2025,

More people have contracted measles in the US so far this year than in any year in the last three decades. New data from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows 1,288 infections this year through 38 states,

The U.S. is having the worst measles outbreak in decades. Here’s what experts recommend you do to avoid getting sick.

A local medical office closed on Wednesday due to a possible measles exposure. A post on the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Facebook page Thursday morning said the Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group “notified their patients that they would be closed as they assessed a potential measles case in their building.

The CDC says the best way to protect yourself against measles is with the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine. According to the CDC, your child’s pediatrician and your primary doctor can provide the MMR vaccine. The vaccine may also be available at pharmacies, community health clinics, and health departments.