People in Wirral are being urged to make sure they are vaccinated against measles after it was confirmed a young child is ill ...

With measles cases rising locally and nationally, questions are being asked of what steps families — especially those opposed ...

Faced with a skeptical religious community at the center of the outbreak, health officials say they may have pushed too hard on vaccine messaging.

The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever ...

Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...

As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious disease to spread rampantly.

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in more than 40 countries, is sounding the alarm over a sharp ...

The growing measles outbreak in the United States has reached 1,309 confirmed cases in 40 U.S. jurisdictions, the highest in three decades, according to CDC data. Health officials and experts urge ...

A record number of infections has public health experts on edge-and adults are being urged to double-check their immunity. Here's how to find out if you need a booster.