Cod liver oil, the corticosteroid budesonide, and the antibiotic clarithromycin were among the measles treatments HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said had shown "very good results" in the West Texas outbreak.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the last confirmed measles death in the United States was in 2015. There are also nine measles cases in eastern New Mexico, but the state health department said there is no direct connection to the outbreak in Texas.

Do fully vaccinated adults ever need a booster vaccine? No. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers people who received two doses of measles vaccine as children according to the U.S.

Measles is preventable and the way to end this outbreak is to ensure that all children and adults who can get vaccinated, do get vaccinated,” said Robert Redfield, then the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.

New Mexico’s congressional delegation is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rehire fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees and launch a national cam

Measles vaccination rates are declining in Missouri and across the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The illness is in the spotlight after more than 120 cases have been identified in West Texas,

The Trump administration's removal of CDC websites and public health data threatens the nation's ability to respond to infectious diseases and public health challenges.

A measles outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 cases, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is now on the ground in that state to respond.

As of March 8, 245 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. According to the CDC, there have been three outbreaks in 2025.

HOUSTON — Texas health officials report that measles cases have jumped again in an update released Friday morning. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that 198 measles cases in nine counties have been identified since late January. Twenty-three patients have been hospitalized.