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CDC Telebriefing: National Update on Measles

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will discuss the latest measles case counts in the United States-and the importance of on-time vaccination and being vaccinated to protect against measles before international travel-as part of National Infant Immunization Week.

U.S. measles cases in first five months of 2019 surpass total cases per year for past 25 years

Today, CDC is reporting 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019.  This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994, when 963 cases were reported for the entire year.