Measles was considered eradicated in the United States in 2000. For the first time in 25 years, cases have reached a new high.

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The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the country, prompting public health experts to sound the alarm that other diseases could experience a similar resurgence.

Stay up to date with case counts here. By Mel Fronczek. Graphics reporter. Mar. 13, 2025 | ... Both in Texas and across the country, measles cases have reached record highs this year. Advertisement.

For a quarter of a century, the United States proudly maintained its measles-eliminated status, a testament to robust public health initiatives and widespread vaccination.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count, updated Wednesday, is 14 more cases than in all of 2019, when the U.S. almost lost its status of having eliminated measles. There’ve been three deaths in the U.S. this year, and all were unvaccinated: two elementary school-aged children in West Texas and an adult in New Mexico.

Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

Johns Hopkins’ data showed 790 confirmed cases in Texas — the epicenter of the current measles outbreak — while 95 cases were reported in New Mexico.

The Texas Department of State Health Services says three new measles cases have been detected in the last week in connection to an outbreak in West Texas.

The U.S. is about to break a record for the number of reported measles cases in a year since the infection was considered eliminated in 2000.