Breaking News – More measles in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, New York and New York City, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
The Measles Outbreaks of 2026
After a record-breaking year in 2025, we are already on track for an even bigger 2026!
All together, measles outbreaks and cases in 2026 include (but are not limited to…):
- an ongoing outbreak in Utah that is already up to
9251272300319358405464559607625638663 cases, with48212819393566878182325 new cases, including5677104123162184209275362410418441466 cases in 2026 (Dec 2025 – May 2026) - ongoing outbreaks in Clark County (
78), Snohomish County (61214) and Kittitas County (7) in Washington (Jan – Apr 2026) - an outbreak in South Carolina that ended with up to
434920933950962973979985997 cases, with4413171211660 new cases, including145592605622634645651657663668 cases in 2026, and with4092772351861271059161522 people in quarantine and 17869871240 in isolation (Oct 2025 – Apr 2026) - an ongoing outbreak in Mohave County, Arizona that is already up to
239254274 cases, including2540465658606770 cases in 2026 (Aug 2025 – May 2026) - NEW an ongoing outbreak in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania that is already up to
1012 cases, almost all unvaccinated (May 2026) - an outbreak in North Carolina (linked to an outbreak in South Carolina) that ended with up to
61722 cases, with25 new cases, including1622 cases in 2026, and with exposures in Asheville, Candler, Durham, Smithfield, Lincolnton, Charlotte, Rocky Mount, Chapel Hill, Columbus, Mill Spring, Indian Trail, Monroe, and Raleigh (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026) - an ongoing outbreak at Ave Marie University in Collier County, Florida is up to
53 57 668398104 people, including one case that spread outside the University to a nearby private Catholic K-12 school. (Jan – Apr 2026) - an outbreak in Shasta County, California that ended with up to
89 cases, with exposures in Redding and Palo Cedro. (Jan – Apr 2026) - an ongoing outbreak in Duval County, Florida that is already up to 5 cases. (Jan – Feb 2026)
- an outbreak in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that ended with up to
67 cases (Feb 2026) - an outbreak in Rockwall County, Texas that ended with up to
56 cases (Feb 2026) - an outbreak in Penobscot County, Maine that ended with up to 5 cases (Mar 2026)
- an outbreak in Kendall County and Bandera County, Texas that is now up to 6 cases (Feb 2026)
- an outbreak in Pembina County, North Dakota that ended with up to
121523 cases (Feb to Apr 2026) - an outbreak in Franklin County, Ohio that ended with up to
67 cases, all unvaccinated children (Feb 2026) - an outbreak in Placer County, California (Sacramento region) that is now up to 4 cases
- at least
127148 cases at federal detention centers in El Paso, Frio, and Hudspeth County Texas
So that’s at least 1927 cases, and it’s only May, after a January that set a record for the most measles cases at the start of the year …
What does that mean?
It means folks should buckle up and make sure they are vaccinated and protected!
Protection from Measles
Fortunately, it’s usually not hard to protect yourself and your family from measles.
Just get vaccinated and protected!
What if you can’t?
What if you have a true medical exemption to getting the MMR vaccine or your baby is too young to be vaccinated?
Then you should do your best to avoid high risk situations and encourage folks around you to get vaccinated and protected.
More on the Measles Outbreaks
- Current United States Measles Elimination Status
- Measles Is Spreading in More and More Places
- Who Dies With Measles?
- Measles Outbreak Response
- Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S.
- Measles Cases and Outbreaks
- When is Measles Season?
- What to Do If Your Child Is Exposed to Measles
- Fact Checking the Idea That Measles Was Never a Scary Disease
- The South Carolina Measles Outbreak Was Not Caused by Vaccines
- Propaganda About the Ups and Downs of Measles Cases