A serious complication of measles is acute encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, which can result in permanent brain ...

We used to think of measles outbreaks in the United States as isolated events: short-lived and confined to close-knit ...

Texas health officials say vaccinations should start in younger children in five additional counties following the second ...

The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000—but that hard-won achievement is now under threat. To contain the current outbreak, some ...

10:25 a.m. April 6, 2025: This story was updated with the latest case numbers and a new death. Texas’ measles outbreak reached nearly 500 cases on Friday. Measles is one of the most contagious ...

Measles vaccination rates for young children may be as low as 71% in younger children, well below the threshold needed for ...

A probable measles case shows symptoms consistent with the national standard surveillance definition and lacks a confirmatory ...