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New Study Finds Measles Could Become Endemic if Childhood Vaccination Rates Don’t Improve

More than half of U.S. states have confirmed 884 measles cases this year

Texas Measles Cases Grow to Over 600

New Mexico nearly doubles MMR vaccination rate compared to last year at this time

WHO Prepares for Future Pandemics

Historic pandemic agreement recommends a shared response to shared threats

Whooping Cough Cases Soar

Over 7,100 pertussis cases reported, more than double compared to this time last year.

Nearly Half of US States Have Confirmed Measles Cases This Year

More than 700 measles cases have been confirmed in 24 states in 2025

Second School-age Child Dies of Measles in Texas

Measles cases have grown to more than 500 in the multistate outbreak, with 21 states now reporting cases.

Measles Cases in Texas Top 300 as Virus Now Appears in 17 States

As cases in Texas hit 309, New Mexico cases grew to 42, Kansas jumped to 10 cases, and measles spread to 17 states.

Measles Outbreak Expands to Over 320 Cases

As Texas adds 20 news measles cases since Friday, Kansas reports its first case, New Mexico and Oklahoma add cases, and Colorado alerts parents with unvaccinated children.

Pandemic Planning Downsized, Deadlier Bird Flu Strain Detected Again in U.S.

Deadlier strain of bird flu is detected in a Mississippi poultry farm.

2025 US Measles Cases Already Surpass Last Year

Three months into the year, the multistate outbreak concentrated in West Texas has pushed the U.S. to more than 300 cases.

First Cases of Measles in Oklahoma Reported, Texas & New Mexico Cases Top 250

The total number of reported measles cases in the ongoing outbreak has reached 258 across three states, while NY and CA also reported their first cases of the year.

Texas and New Mexico Report Second Measles Death & Nearly 230 Cases

New Mexico reported its first death from measles in an unvaccinated resident.