As of May 2025, California has reported 16 measles cases, surpassing the total of 15 for all of 2024. This rise is attributed to declining vaccination rates, exacerbated by a large outbreak in Texas. Health officials, including pediatric infectious disease specialist Tara Greenhow, anticipate this trend due to decreased immunization during the pandemic. Cases are spread across various counties, often linked to international travel. Nationally, there have been 1,200 cases reported, with three fatalities, marking a significant resurgence of the disease previously deemed eradicated in the U.S. since 2000.
The writing was on the wall that we were going to see more measles cases this year than we saw last year.
For infectious disease providers, this wasn't a big surprise, because we saw rates overall of all immunizations decreasing during the pandemic.
Across the country, health officials have reported 1,200 measles cases so far this year, including three deaths - the first in over a decade.
Cases are returning amid declining vaccination rates and a large ongoing outbreak in Texas.
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