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US measles cases pass 5,000, highest in 35 years, CDC says

· ≈ Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America · single source so far

The CDC reports more than 5,000 confirmed measles cases in the United States, the highest count in 35 years. Children and teenagers account for almost 60 percent of cases.

Location
≈ Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America · United States of America live map
Coordinates
≈ 33.75°N 84.39°W
Reported
7 Nov 2026, 01:55 UTC
Category
Humanitarian & health · Disease outbreak
Impact
3 of 5 · Serious
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US measles cases pass 5,000, the highest in 35 years, CDC says

The CDC reports more than 5,000 confirmed measles cases in the United States, the highest count in 35 years, with children and teenagers making up almost 60 percent. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO approved trials of two new vaccines for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola on Wednesday; the outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, according to the report. A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being flown home from the DR Congo.

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  • Guinea-Bissau halted a US-funded hepatitis vaccine trial in infants after experts said it would deny critical vaccines to thousands of babies.
Updated 7 Nov 2026, 02:19 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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