So far in 2025, 164 cases of measles — including one confirmed death — have been reported in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Why it matters: The outbreak comes at a time of dropping vaccination rates and declining trust in public health institutions.

One of Georgia’s boarder states is reporting its first measles case this year, expanding the number of states with measles cases to ten.

Texas announced the first measles death in the U.S. in a decade last week amid an ongoing outbreak. Here's where measles has been recorded.