Twenty-five years ago, the World Health Organization and U.S. officials celebrated a WHO declaration that a highly successful vaccination program had officially eliminated measles

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas. Normally, most U.S.

"If the U.S. withdraws from the WHO, there is more of a chance of outbreaks of diseases like polio and measles," said Dr. Vidhya Prakash, associate dean of clinical affairs and population health and chief medical officer at SIU Medicine in Springfield.

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023.

In a news release, The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed the first death from a measles outbreak in West Texas. According to the agency the case was a “school-aged child who was not vaccinated” and had been hospitalized in Lubbock.

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas.

Before the measles vaccine, there were over 30 million cases of the disease worldwide each year.

Texas faces its worst measles outbreak in years. TTUHSC Dr. Appiah discusses the factors behind the resurgence and the importance of vaccination.

The US has reported its first measles death since 2015 during an outbreak in Texas, highlighting global concerns over declining measles vaccination rates post-COVID-19. Lower vaccination rates have sparked increased cases in several regions,

Public health officials confirm this week the first case of measles in Los Angeles County in 10 years, amid a growing number of cases in Texas and across the nation. A non-Los Angeles resident who traveled to Los Angeles International Airport while infectious with the disease arrived on a Korean Air flight in Terminal B on Feb.

Measles can cause seizures, blindness and death, and children under the age of 5 are particularly vulnerable to complications.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the state experiences below-recommended immunization rates against measles, medical experts are reminding parents that the best protection for children against the disease is vaccination.