Measles may be spreading silently across the United States
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Updated · WDBJ · Apr 27
Measles may be spreading silently across the United States
11 articles · Updated · WDBJ · Apr 27
New testing methods indicate infections are far higher than reported, with more than 2,200 US cases last year and over 1,700 recorded in the first four months of 2026.
Health experts say falling vaccination rates and missed diagnoses are helping the virus circulate undetected, raising the risk that outbreaks are larger and harder to contain than official counts show.
The trend could jeopardise the nation's measles elimination status, with the Pan American Health Organization expected to assess that designation this autumn.
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