Measles cases in the United States are the highest they’ve been since the country eliminated the disease in 2000. The U.S. has reported 1,277 cases since the start of the year, according to NBC News’ tally of state health department data.

Calling the resurgence “concerning,” the World Health Organization says measles cases are up nearly 3,000 percent in North America in the first half of the year versus the same period a year ago. The United States has reported 1,

The United States has broken its record for the highest number of measles cases in the country since the disease was eliminated in 2000. It comes amid falling childhood vaccination rates and

Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

The United States reached its highest number of measles cases in over 33 years on Monday, hitting 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and Washington, D.C. The country reached the highest number of cases of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992,

Measles cases in the US have hit a 33-year high, with nearly 1,300 infections reported in 2025, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Once declared eliminated in the US in 2000, the disease is resurging amid declining vaccination rates.