At least 588 US measles cases reported in January: CDC
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At least 588 measles cases have been confirmed so far this year across the U.S., according to updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At least 588 measles cases have been confirmed so far this year across the U.S., according to updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This means the U.S. has seen more cases in about one month than is typically recorded in an entire year.
Only nine other years, including last year, have had higher case counts since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.
The high case counts in 2026 are largely being driven by a measles outbreak in South Carolina. The total number of cases in the outbreak, which began in October, stands at 847, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
More than 400 people are currently in quarantine across South Carolina, including students from various schools, according to health officials.
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