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California has had more measles cases so far this year than in all of 2024

by Harriet Blair Rowan edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES This month, the number of measles cases reported in California so far in 2025 jumped above the total for all of 2024. There have been 16 measles cases reported in the Golden […]

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US measles count now tops 1,200 cases, and Iowa announces an outbreak

by Devi Shastri edited by Andrew Zinin A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. Credit: AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File The U.S. logged fewer than 20 measles cases this week, though Iowa announced the state’s first outbreak Thursday and Georgia confirmed its second Wednesday. There have been 1,214

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Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus

by Tim Henderson edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while North Dakota is a new focus with

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