Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.

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

Researchers from Wayne State University have called for urgent action as the country faces its worst outbreak of measles ...

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

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

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

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

The US is grappling with a severe measles outbreak, exceeding 1,300 cases across 39 states, jeopardizing its elimination ...

The U.S. grapples with its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years, putting its disease elimination status at risk if virus ...

Lubbock County in Texas has been free of measles cases for more than 50 days. But Katherine Wells, director of the Lubbock Health Department, is staying vigilant.

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...