With the vision of one -fifth of the countries in the outbreak of measles, the United States is approaching 900 cases, according to the numbers published on Friday by the American Centers for Control and Prevention.
The number of confirmed measles cases in the center of diseases control is 884, three times the amount seen in 2024. The vast majority-646-built in Texas, where it erupted in the western part of the state that is close to the sign of three months.
Two children of non -embemer primary school died due to measles related diseases at the earthquake center in West Texas, and an adult died in New Mexico, who was not vaccinated due to measles disease.
Other countries with active outbreaks – which are defined as three or more cases – include Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
North America has two ongoing outbreaks. One in Ontario, Canada, resulted in 1020 cases from mid -October to Wednesday. Until Friday, Mexican state of Chihuahua had 605 measles, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The World Health Organization said that the cases in Mexico are linked to Texas's outbreak.
Measles are caused by a very infection virus that is carried by air and spreads easily when the affected person breathes, sneezes or coughing. It can be prevented through vaccines, and has been listened from the United States since 2000.
Since the virus controls other American societies with low vaccination rates, health experts in the virus that can extend spread for a year fear. Here is what you need to know about measles in the United States
How many measles are in Illinois?
State health officials confirmed the first measles case of the year on Wednesday in an adult person in Marion state.
The Ministry of Health provided additional details about the unknown individual location and the case of vaccination for the person in a health consultant sent to local health departments and health care providers.
The consultant also included eight sites in which people may be exposed to a measles individual from April 7 to 15: three laundries, Walmart, Kroger, a gym and restaurant, all of them in Marion, and the clinic that sought the care, which was not identified in the consultations.
The state officials recently revealed the online dashboard that allows users to search for measles vaccination rates and data about the risk of individual school spread throughout the state.
Illinois reveals an online tool that shows vaccination rates by school
Last year, Chicago witnessed the first measles case since 2019, which led to 67 cases, according to health officials.
How many measles are in Texas and New Mexico?
On Friday, health officials in the state of Texas said that there are 22 new cases of measles since Tuesday, thus reaching 646 in 26 provinces – most of them in West Texas. The hospitals were fixed on Friday in 64 throughout the outbreak.
State health officials estimate that about 1 % of cases – less than 10 – actively contagious.
There are sixty percent of Texas cases in Gen's province, with a population of 22,892, as the virus began to spread in the Minunite community closely and enthusiastic. The province has had 393 cases since late January – just over 1.5 % of the province's population.
The death of April 3 in Texas was an 8 -year -old child, according to the Ministry of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Junior, Texas officials said that the child was not suffering from basic health conditions and died because of “what the doctor described as the pulmonary measles.” An uncomfortable child died without any basic conditions due to measles in Texas in late February – Kennedy said at the age of 6.
New Mexico announced a new case on Friday, as the total state reached 66 years. Seven people have been transferred to the hospital since the outbreak of the disease began. Most state cases in Lea County. Three in Eddie, Chaves and Doña Ana provinces each.
State health officials say the cases are linked to Texas's outbreaks based on genetic tests. New Mexico mentioned measles -related death on March 6.
How many cases are in Indiana?
Indiana confirmed two other cases on Monday in the outbreak of a disease and then eight cases in Allen Province in the northeastern part of the state – five non -imprisoned minors and three adults who are not known to have a vaccination mode. The Ministry of Health in Allen Province said on Monday that the issues are not related to other outbreaks.
How many cases are in Kansas?
Kansas was fixed this week with 37 cases in eight provinces in the southwestern part of the state. Vinnie, Ford, Grant, Gray and Morton provinces have less than five cases each. Haskel province has more than eight cases, has Stevens County Seven, and Kiwa Province has six.
The first case reported to the state, which was identified in Stevens Province on March 13, is linked to Texas, based on genetic tests.
How many cases are in Michigan?
Montec County, near Grand Rapids, western Michigan, has four related measles. State health officials say the cases are linked to Canada's great outbreak in Ontario. The state has nine confirmed measles as of Friday, but the remaining four are not part of the outbreak of Montec.
How many cases are in Montana?
Health officials in Montana announced five cases on Thursday in children and unjust adults who went out outside the state, and confirmed that it had erupted on Monday. All five are at home in the province of Galatin in the southwestern part of the state.
They are the first measles in Montana in 35 years. Health officials did not say whether the cases were linked to other outbreaks in North America.
How many cases are in Ohio?
The Ministry of Health in Ohio confirmed 32 cases in the state on Thursday, and the treatment of one hospital. The number of the state includes only Ohio residents. There are 16 cases in Ashtabula Province near Cleveland, 14 in Nox County and one in Allen and Hemsz provinces.
There are a total of 20 people with measles, but seven of them do not live in the state.
How many cases are in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma was fixed on Friday with 13 cases: 10 confirmation and three potential. The Ministry of Governmental Health said that the first two potential cases are “linked” with West Texas and New Mexico's outbreaks. The Ministry of Governmental Health does not launch provinces that have cases, but the Cleveland, Custice and Aklouma provinces have been generally exposed in the past two months.
How many cases are in Pennsylvania?
Officials said on Friday that there are eight cases of classes in Iri Province in the far northwest of Pennsylvania, the officials said on Friday. The province announced the outbreak in mid -April. The country said on Friday that it had 13 cases in 2025, including international travel issues in Montgomery and one in Philadelphia.
How many cases are in Tennessee?
Tennessee has six measles as of Thursday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Bill Christian, said that all cases are the middle part of the state, and that “at least three cases of these cases are related to each other,” but she refused to determine more determination. The state also did not say whether the cases were linked to other outbreaks or when the Tennessee's outbreak is starting.
The State Health Ministry announced the first case of failure in the state on March 21, or three others on April 1 and the last on April 17, but none of the newsletters announced its outbreak. Tennessee is included in the list of fascism countries in Thursday's report CDC.
Where does measles appear in the United States?
There were 884 cases in 2025 as of Friday, according to the Center for Disease Control. The measles cases were also reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Rod Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
Cases and spread in the United States are often tracked to a person who caught the disease abroad. In 2019, the United States witnessed 1,274 cases and has almost lost its position in eliminating measles.
What do you need to know about the mmr vaccine?
The best way to avoid measles is to get measles, mumps and a grain vaccine. The first shot is recommended for children between the ages of 12 and 15 months and the second between 4 and 6 years.
Getting the MMR snapshot is not harmful if there are concerns about the decline in immunity. The agency said that people who have documentation to receive a live measles vaccine in the 1960s do not need to be reinforced, but people who were immunized before 1968 must be re -assembled with an ineffective measles vaccine made of a “killing” virus at least one dose.
People who have documentation that they have measles are immune and those born before 1957 do not generally need shots because most children of that time have measles and now they have “assumed immunity”.
In societies with high vaccination rates – exceeding 95 % – diseases such as measles have a more difficult time to spread across societies. This is called “herd immunity.”
But childhood vaccination rates have decreased in the country because the epidemic and more parents are calling for the relief of religious or personal conscience to exempt their children from the required shots. The United States witnessed a rise in measles in 2024, including the outbreak of Chicago, which fell ill more than 60.
What are the symptoms of measles?
The measles first affect the respiratory system, then spread throughout the body, causing high fever, runny nose, coughing, red eyes, water and rash.
The rash generally appears after three to five days of the first symptoms, from flat red spots on the face and then spread down to the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet. When the rash appears, the fever may increase more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Most children will recover from measles, but the infection can lead to serious complications such as pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.
How can you treat measles?
There is no specific treatment for the group, so doctors generally try to relieve symptoms, prevent complications and maintain patient comfort.
Originally published: April 26, 2025 at 8:48 am CDT
