Elimination status means the disease is no longer constantly present in the country. So far this year, the country has seen more than 120 cases of measles, according to CDC data.

Ousted FDA vaccine chief says US measles elimination status under threat The Texas outbreak reached 505 confirmed cases on Tuesday. Most infections are in children.

The most recent outbreak of measles is threatening the United States' elimination status, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report published Thursday. The first ...

A sharp rise in measles cases since the start of 2024 represents a “threat” the U.S.’s ability to declare it an eliminated disease, the CDC says.

RFK Jr.'s “tepid endorsement” of measles vaccination puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease as early as January, the FDA's former top vaccine regulator said.

However, the rapid increase in the number of measles cases during the first quarter of 2024 "represents a renewed threat to the U.S. elimination status," according to the CDC report.