There have been 1,277 confirmed cases of measles this year, which has eclipsed 2019 to become the highest annual total since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. And there is still half

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

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel outbreaks around the country.

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest number in more than 30 years, according to new federal data published Wednesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than 30 years, according to the Associated Press. On Wednesday, the CDC said the 2025 case count has surpassed the 2019 count, when there were 1,274 cases for the year.

Confirmed measles cases in the U.S. reached 1,288, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on Wednesday, the highest since the childhood disease was declared eliminated from the country in 2000.

Measles outbreaks occurring across the United States now include the highest number of cases reported in any year since 1992.As of July 9, the CDC has confirmed 1,288 measles cases in the U.S. so far in 2025,

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025.