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The virus was wiped out in the United States quarter a century ago, so why is it killing children again in 2025?

The University of Texas and Austin Public Health created a measles simulator for school districts and private schools around the county to better understand their risks.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1,267 cases of measles had been confirmed in the U.S. as of July 1, 2025, including cases in Palmetto State neighbors Georgia and North Carolina along with 35 other states. The CDC has confirmed three measles deaths so far this year.

Texas measles outbreak: Here’s why it’s not going away anytime soon Now 124 people infected in West Texas and outbreak 'still has a lot of energy and steam behind it.' Eduardo Cuevas.

Texas’ health commissioner told lawmakers Monday they are still trying to determine the origin of a South Plains-Panhandle measles outbreak more than a month after the first patients reported ...

Measles cases in the U.S. are at their highest in more than three decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. has 1,288 cases since the beginning of the year.

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.