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Pennsylvania is the worst hit state, with at least 1,338 cases of measles confirmed in 44 counties so far this year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 4,588 cases across the country, more than double the tally in 2025 Federal health authorities reported an additional 178 cases of measles in the US this week, as the vaccine-preventable illness continues to sicken people across at least 43 outbreaks. The new data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as experts criticize the agency for lack of transparency, and as health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr takes steps to further upend US vaccine infrastructure. Continue reading...

The U.S. has confirmed 4,588 measles cases so far in 2026, double last year's full-year total, federal and state data show, with a Pennsylvania outbreak alone accounting for nearly 30% of infections.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story US officially doubles last year's measles numbers The U.S. has officially doubled the number of measles cases it saw in 2025 according to the most up-to-date information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marking the worst year the...

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California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii health officials ask CDC, ‘prioritizing emerging technologies’, to reconsider California and Washington asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in May to validate a new way to test for measles – but after waiting two months, the CDC denied the request, citing “other competing priorities”, according to a letter from the West Coast Health Alliance to the CDC director, Erica Schwartz. The letter, signed by health officials in California , Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, asks Schwartz to reconsider and validate a rapid, high-volume measles test in preparation for major outbreaks. The alliance also asked the CDC to create protocols to test for other high-priority pathogens to prepare for future outbreaks. Continue reading...

Agency declines to reveal in which state latest measles death occurred as it delays reporting other measles deaths The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added a third measles death to its dashboard on Wednesday, but the agency would not reveal whether the death occurred in Pennsylvania or another state – which is “notable” as the agency delays reporting other measles deaths, experts say. The CDC cited privacy laws in not sharing the name of the state, but experts say there are no privacy concerns in doing so – and this information is important for the public to have as the outbreak continues accelerating, growing by 8% in one week to 4,410 confirmed cases so far this year, nearly double last year’s count. Continue reading...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Pennsylvania warns of congenital measles risk as cases rise Pennsylvania officials warned doctors this week about an increase in congenital measles as the state continues to battle the worst outbreak in the disease it has seen in decades. © Matt...

The Pennsylvania health department issued a warning to doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases during pregnancy, along with rising concern about congenital measles, a disease rarely seen in the U.S. The department’s alert said congenital measles — a measles infection in a newborn contracted from the mother — was identified “for the first...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert Monday to doctors about an increase in measles infections in pregnant women, as well as a concerning rise in congenital measles — a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S.