But vaccination rates have since slipped below the 95% coverage rate needed to stop outbreaks. Large outbreaks in Venezuela and Brazil in 2018 and 2019 cost the region its elimination status. It was reclaimed in 2024, but ends again with Canada’s loss.

WASHINGTON — Measles cases continue to rise in the U.S., as the country confronts the highest number of virus cases in decades. Back in July, the U.S. confirmed the highest number of measles cases in more than three decades, according to data from the ...

The area of Short Creek, which bridges the Arizona-Utah border, has seen nearly 160 measles cases and counting.

The number of counties reporting positive cases of measles expanded to 11 over the weekend and comes as the number of cases in the state continue to grow, according the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

Only one person has newly tested positive for measles in South Carolina this week, but an Upstate outbreak could continue to spread, especially with the upcoming holidays, according to the state Department of Public Health.