The United States has recorded 2,318 confirmed measles cases as of July 2026, surpassing the entire 2025 annual total with five months remaining in the year. The count represents the highest number reported in 35 years, marking a significant public health escalation.
The United States has recorded 2,318 confirmed measles cases as of late July 2026, the highest level since 1991 and surpassing the entire 2025 annual total with five months remaining in the year. This marks a resurgence of the disease declared eliminated in the US in 2000.
The United States recorded 2,318 measles cases in the first seven months of 2026, marking a 35-year high and surpassing last year's record total. The disease, which was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, has experienced a dramatic historic resurgence.