Healthy Returns: What to know about the U.S. measles outbreak

CNBC March 18, 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, Ashley Capoot

I’m here to bring you the latest on the measles outbreak in the U.S.

The nation declared measles eliminated 25 years ago, meaning there was no continuous transmission of the disease for more than a year thanks to a highly effective vaccine for it. But now, one of the worst outbreaks since then is centered in West Texas, with cases reaching into New Mexico and now Oklahoma.

Here’s where those cases are:

• There have been 259 confirmed cases of measles in the West Texas outbreak so far, and at least one unvaccinated child has died, according to the state’s health department. Most cases – 201 – have been in kids and teenagers.
• New Mexico has the second-highest...

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