Advisory Board December 8, 2025

The United States could soon lose its measles elimination status after 25 years as an ongoing outbreak of the disease continues to spread, in today’s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Georgia, Illinois, and New Jersey.

  • Georgia: The United States could soon lose its measles elimination status after 25 years as an ongoing outbreak of the disease continues to spread. According to the New York Times, a measles outbreak began in January near the western edge of Texas, which then spread to Oklahoma and New Mexico. As of Nov. 13, CDC has confirmed 1,723 cases nationwide, with 87% of these cases associated with a record 45 outbreaks. Currently, an outbreak in Utah and Arizona is the largest...

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