United States: The U.S. has registered measles cases above 1,000 for the first time in five years, according to federal data released on Friday, as reported by Reuters.
As of Thursday, the U.S. CDC reported 1,001 disease cases in 31 jurisdictions.
Texas at the Center of the Outbreak
The CDC count does not capture the most recent Texas figures, which show a further seven cases to bring the total to 709.
Texas is the hub of the current measles epidemic in the country.
The CDC said 14 outbreaks, defined as three or more related cases, had been reported in 2025.
Scientists have warned that the U.S. is approaching a tipping point for the return of endemic measles, a quarter century since the disease was eradicated in the country.
Infections have only ever topped the 1,000 mark in 2019 when the country reported 1,274 cases.
Widespread Impact and Regional Spread
The outbreak in Texas that has caused the death of two children and has infected hundreds more is based in a Mennonite community and has spread to other states such as New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
According to the CDC, 13% of the people infected with the disease have been hospitalized. Three deaths have been officially reported.
Lack of aggressive advocacy from government health officials and statements on unproven treatments are slowing down the war against increased cases of measles across the country, pediatricians and infectious disease specialists have said, as reported by Reuters.