There is no good reason for any American to become infected with the measles virus in 2025. Effective vaccines reduced the incidence of the disease to nearly negligible figures by the 1980s.

A child’s death from measles has sparked urgent calls from British public health officials to get children vaccinated, as the ...

Serious complications of measles include hospitalization, pneumonia, miscarriage, preterm birth, brain swelling and death.

Questions are answered by experts at the Oregon Health Authority, other state agencies or community partners. Questions and ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Public health officials in Louisville are reminding people about the importance of the MMR (measles ...

Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...

We’re only halfway through the year, and already America has seen more confirmed cases — approaching 1,300 — than during any ...

Ninety-seven percent of the cases reported in the United States for 2025 are among people who had not received the ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...