Measles Cases Are at a 33-Year High. Experts Warn Other Diseases Could Follow

Balazs Barabas

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has reached a 33-year record high, years after it was officially eliminated in the country, prompting public health experts to sound the alarm that other diseases could experience a similar resurgence. There have been 1,288 confirmed measles cases in the U.S. this year as of Tuesday, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s the largest number of cases reported in the country since 1992 —