Doctor who helped declare measles elimination in US expresses concern over highest case count in dec

Alexia Bădoiu

(9 Jul 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++SOUNDBITES SEPARATED BY BLACK FRAMES+ ++END ON SOUNDBITE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Madison, Wisconsin - 9 July 2025 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Jonathan Temte, University of Wisconsin: "Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus that has plagued humans for an eternity. But with the advent in 1964 of very effective vaccines, we saw a decline across the world, in particular in the United States, to the point that by the year 2000, We declared measles eliminated.