Robert Bednarczyk, a professor of global health at Emory University, warns that measles can find and infect the most vulnerable people in a population.

As Texas continues to battle a growing measles outbreak largely among its unvaccinated children, six other states have confirmed cases, as well.

Cases in Texas and other states are on the rise, but most of the infected were not vaccinated. Here’s what to know about the very contagious disease and how immunity works.

A recent measles outbreak in Texas has resulted in the first U.S. measles-related death in nearly ten years. The highly contagious disease has affecte

"Measles was rare in the United States, but outbreaks are occurring in areas where vaccination rates have fallen," the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a statement. "Most children who get measles are not up to date on recommended vaccines or are not old enough to get measles vaccine."

Measles is continuing to spread across the United ... the recent Texas or New Mexico cases or recently confirmed cases in Georgia. Public health experts who work in the field of infectious ...

Mexico has issued a warning to its citizens asking them not to travel to Texas and seven other states in the U.S. due to a measles outbreak.

In addition to Texas, three other states have reached outbreak status: New Mexico, Georgia and New Jersey, according to the CDC. What is the risk level for measles in RI? A spokesperson for the ...

Alaska, Georgia, New York and Rhode Island have also reported measles cases this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "This is a measles outbreak that began in a very ...

As of Feb. 20, there were a total of 93 measles cases reported in eight states: Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For comparison, 285 cases were reported in the U.S. in 2024.