After being declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000, confirmed cases of measles — a highly infectious disease — have hit a 33-year high at 1,288 so far this year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that cases surpassed 2019,

The number of measles cases in the United States has surpassed 2019's wave of infections, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over.The national case count reached 1,288 on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

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

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.

The U.S. has seen more measles cases in 2025 than in any year since the virus was declared "eliminated" in 2000.

There have now been more measles cases in 2025 than in any other year since the contagious virus was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In 2024, 93 per cent of two-year-olds had at least one dose and 79 per cent of two-year-olds had two, Dr. Robert Strang said. He said the percentages need to be higher to fully prevent the spread.