Measles

An analysis by WHO and UNICEF revealed that measles cases topped 127,350 across Europe in 2024, doubling the cases from 2023 and marking the highest number of measles cases reported since 1997.

The American Academy of Dermatology has created a measles resource center for dermatologists to stay prepared during the current U.S. measles outbreak.

Most pediatric transplant recipients who received live-attenuated viral vaccines after transplant developed protective antibodies that persisted for up to a year after vaccination with no significant safety events, researchers found.

An adult in New Mexico tested positive for measles after dying, state health officials announced Thursday amid a growing outbreak of the highly contagious disease centered in neighboring Texas.

Senators questioned Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, about proposed NIH cuts to biomedical research, the safety of vaccines, and government transparency during his nomination hearing Wednesday to be the next director of the NIH.

An unvaccinated child has died from measles in an outbreak in Texas that has grown to include more than 120 cases spanning nine counties, state health officials announced Wednesday.

A measles outbreak in Texas has climbed to nearly 60 cases in 3 weeks, with most cases occurring among unvaccinated children, according to state health officials.

Parents vaccinated against COVID-19 were almost twice as likely to vaccinate their child against measles, mumps and rubella compared with unvaccinated parents, according to a study published in American Journal of Public Health.

Kindergarten vaccine coverage has been on a steady decline since the 2019-2020 school year, and fewer parents felt it was important for their teens to receive all recommended vaccines in 2023 compared with 2021.

A surge in measles cases linked to declining vaccination rates could threaten the United States’ measles elimination status, the CDC said in 2024.