American measles cases have reached a 33 -year -old summit, show CDC data

The current number of measles cases in the United States is at its highest level in more than 30 years, according to new data published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

THE CDC said 1,288 confirmed cases were recorded Tuesday in 38 states. Texas leads the nation with more than 700 cases.

Last year, the CDC reported only 285 cases of measles. In 2019, 1,274 were recorded, but the total of this year so far has been the most since 1992, while there were 2,126 cases.

“There were 27 epidemics reported in 2025, and 88% of confirmed cases (1,1330 out of 1,288) are associated with epidemics,” according to the CDC. “As a comparison, 16 epidemics were reported in 2024 and 69% of cases (198 out of 285) were associated with the epidemic.”

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A paramedical ambulancer gives a dose of the measles vaccine in a health center in Lubbock, Texas, on February 27, 2025. (Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP via Getty Images)

Cases of measles this year have led to three deaths in the United States – and 92% of those who contracted the virus are not vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status.

Among the cases of this year, 13% required hospitalization. Those under the age of five are the most likely to require additional medical care, said the CDC.

“The measles vaccine, mumps and rubella (MMR) is very safe and effective. When more than 95% of people in a community are vaccinated (coverage> 95%), most people are protected by community immunity (herd immunity),” he added. “However, the coverage of vaccination among American children’s gardens increased from 95.2% during the 2019-2020 school year to 92.7% during the 2023-2024 school year, leaving around 280,000 kindergarten children during the 2023-2024 school year.”

The states with cases are Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska Jersey, New Mexi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklooma, Oklome, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginie, Washington and Wyoming.

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River Jacobs, which is 1 year old, is owned by his mother, Caitlin Fuller, while receiving a Ror Raynard Covarrubio vaccine in a vaccination clinic published by the Lubbock Public Health Service on March 1, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair / Getty Images)

The CDC also said that “measles was officially eliminated from the United States in 2000, which means that there is no measles in the country and that new cases are only found when someone contracts measles abroad and returns to the country”.

Health managers said the symptoms of measles began to appear from 7 to 14 days after contracted the virus and include high fever, cough and rashes.

“Measles can cause serious health complications, especially in children under the age of 5,” said the CDC. “Current complications are otitis and diarrhea. Serious complications include pneumonia and encephalitis.”

A measles alert panel is hung at the entrance to Cohen Children’s Medical Center to New Hyde Park, New York, March 14, 2025. (Reuters / Shannon Stapleton)

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“The measles is very contagious,” warns the CDC. “He spreads in the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. You can get measles just by being in a room where a person with measles was. This can occur even up to 2 hours after the person’s departure.”