Florida seems to be a state where cases are currently rising quickly; state officials don't report cases, but the CDC's measles map shows a number of new cases there.
The U.S. has reached 1,136 measles cases so far this year as of Feb. 27. CIDRAP has the news.
This new update puts the U.S. on pace to “exceed last year’s 2,281 total by springtime.” The country remains on pace to lose its measles-elimination status this year for the first time since 2001. Increased vaccine uptake slashed cases from 9,643 in 1991 to 2,200 in 1992, but cases are rebounding dramatically due to downplaying of the impact of the disease by federal officials and lower rates of vaccination.
Of the cases, “24% are in children younger than 5 years, and 81% involve children and young adults up to 19 years old. Only 4% of case-patients have been fully vaccinated with two MMR doses, while 92% are unvaccinated or have an unknown vaccine status.” No one has died yet this year; three died from the disease in 2025.
Cases are potentially growing fastest in Florida; media reports cite 114 cases and the CDC includes 107 on its measles map. State health officials do not provide measles updates there. South Carolina may finally be experiencing a reprieve; a 985-case outbreak is still ongoing, but cases only jumped up by six in the past three days as of Feb. 27.
