According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023 and 107,500 ...

Here’s what to know about the current measles outbreak, how common the measles is in the U.S., how it spreads and what the symptoms and treatment are.

It might be surprising to learn that the disease is considered eliminated by U.S. health officials. In fact, it's been labeled that way since 2000. That's because for experts, there's a difference ...

Tragic death of unvaccinated child in Texas highlights ongoing measles outbreak and potential consequences of not vaccinating.

Before the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, the virus would claim an estimated 2.6 million lives each year worldwide. In 2023, the World Health Organization estimated that there were ...

Several states are working to contain measles outbreaks after authorities confirmed that a school-age child has died from the ...

For the period between January to July 2023, Kenya reported 141 confirmed measles cases in 10 counties with 10 deaths, a case fatality rate of 1.4 per cent.As of June 2024, a measles outbreak that ...

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by a virus that primarily, and most severely, affects children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it infects the ...