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U.S. measles cases surpass last year’s total with months remaining

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(ABC 6 News)–The number of measles cases reported in the United States has already surpassed last year’s total, with five months still remaining in 2026. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2,300 measles cases had been reported as of nationwide as of Thu…

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    U.S. measles cases soar to 35-year high in 2026, already surpassing all of 2025 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas.

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker – measles cases (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    With five months left in 2026, the number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025.

  3. Michigan Advance

    Measles cases have reached a 35-year high (opens Michigan Advance)

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    Measles cases this year have surpassed all of 2025 to become the worst since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000, with cases now in 44 states and the District of Columbia, according to a federal report released Friday.

  4. KAAL Rochester

    U.S. measles cases surpass last year’s total with months remaining (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    (ABC 6 News)–The number of measles cases reported in the United States has already surpassed last year’s total, with five months still remaining in 2026. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2,300 measles cases had been reported as of nationwide as of Thu…

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