CDC reports more than 5,000 measles cases, highest number in 35 years
- Children and teenagers make up almost 60 percent of confirmed cases.
- A total of 5,182 confirmed measles cases have been reported in the United States to date in 2026, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- The figure for the highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease is the highest number reported by the CDC since 1991.
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- Children and teenagers make up almost 60 percent of confirmed cases.
- A total of 5,182 confirmed measles cases have been reported in the United States to date in 2026, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- The figure for the highly contagious but vaccine-preventable disease is the highest number reported by the CDC since 1991.
Sources: Al Jazeera