The surge threatens the nation's measles elimination status, which was achieved in 2000 when the United States recorded no ... is a highly contagious viral infection that spreads through coughing ...

Health experts fear the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year.

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has risen to 1,024 with infections confirmed in 30 states, according to new CDC data ...

AMERICA’S MEASLES outbreak is alarming for several reasons. What began as a handful of cases in Texas in January has now ...

One hotspot is Malaga’s Axarquia Hospital, where five people – including a traveller from Morocco – have been affected in a ...

There have been 935 confirmed cases in the U.S. as of May 1, according to the latest CDC data.  This marks the second largest outbreak in the U.S. since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated, NBC ...

MORE: Measles cases linked to Texas outbreak reach 561, with 20 new infections confirmed Health ... which was achieved in 2000 when the United States recorded no continuous spread over 12 months.

The U.S. has 800 cases of measles nationwide as of ... Most kids will recover from measles, but infection can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and ...

The US has hit 800 measles cases across 24 states, with Texas the epicenter of the outbreak, the CDC said Friday. A rash of West Texas cases that started nearly three months ago now accounts for ...