Measles Outbreak

More than 1,500 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far this year. NBC News is updating case totals as new data arrives.

There have been at least 1,309 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year, with exposures upending the lives of many more families.

An outbreak in West Texas that spread to several other states drove the case counts up substantially.

Anti-vaccine activists seized on a deadly outbreak in Seminole, setting off a battle between fringe doctors and mainstream medicine.

Six cases were linked to a Turkish Airlines flight that landed at Denver International Airport last month.

Measles vaccination among babies skyrocketed in Texas as the outbreak grew, new research shows.

Cases ticked up slightly Tuesday, but experts say the virus may have run out of vulnerable people to infect in the region.

All three patients’ cases are linked to international travel, officials said.

A small number of people who are fully vaccinated may get sick during a large outbreak, doctors say.

The leader of the CDC’s measles team said the agency was “scraping” to find resources to address an outbreak in the Southwest.