The U.S. measles outbreaks.
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Measles Basics and 2025–2026 Statistics
Ari explains measles symptoms, contagion, the 2025 Texas outbreak, and CDC 2025–2026 case totals.
Last week, South Carolina officials reported that measles is transmitting rapidly in the state, with 789 confirmed cases so far. South Carolina is the fifth state to accumulate at least 100 measles cases since January 2025, joining Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas (where the first cases in 2025 were reported). During the current outbreaks, over 150 children have been hospitalized with measles; two children and one adult (all unvaccinated) have died from measles complications, the first such deaths in the U.S. in a decade.
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