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CDC adds 30 measles cases to the US total
News brief
June 26, 2026
Jim Wappes
Topics
Measles
After confirming 31 new measles cases last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today added 30 new infections to the US total, which has now climbed to 2,134 confirmed cases. The numbers move the needle closer to the 2025 total of 2,288 cases.
All but 12 of this year’s cases were locally acquired, with the rest related to travel outside the country. Of the total, 21% of infections are in children age 5 and under, and 72% involve kids and young adults to age 19. Six percent of patients have been hospitalized, compared with 11% in 2025. Among all measles patients, 93% are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccine status.
No measles deaths have been reported this year, compared with three in 2025.
Utah tops 500 cases for the year
Utah confirmed nine new cases this week and 507 for the year, according to the CDC measles map. The Utah health department, however, lists 499 cases (nine new). That compares with 197 last year.
Virginia, which has been the nation’s hot spot of late, reported no new cases this week. The Virginia Department of Health has confirmed 129 illnesses. Most of the cases are tied to an ongoing outbreak in Buckingham County that began in May. Virginia had only five confirmed measles cases last year.
Pennsylvania now has 83 cases, according to the CDC. The state health department lists 84 cases, 19 more than two weeks ago, with three new cases in the past two days. Most of the infections—49—are in Lancaster County, with 20 in Lebanon County.
North Dakota has 38 cases. Neighboring Minnesota has 17, compared with 26 for all of last year.
South Carolina continues to have the most cases this year, with 670, but the large outbreak in the Upstate region is now over. Texas has reported the third most cases for 2026, with 182. Florida is next, with 141 cases. The Florida Department of Health, however, lists 155 measles cases through June 20.
Quick takes: More New World screwworm cases, Salmonella outbreak in Europe, polio in 4 nations
News brief
June 26, 2026
Chris Dall, MA
Topics
New World Screwworm
Polio
Salmonella
CDC adds 30 measles cases to the US total
News brief
June 26, 2026
Jim Wappes
Topics
Measles
After confirming 31 new measles cases last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today added 30 new infections to the US total, which has now climbed to 2,134 confirmed cases. The numbers move the needle closer to the 2025 total of 2,288 cases.
All but 12 of this year’s cases were locally acquired, with the rest related to travel outside the country. Of the total, 21% of infections are in children age 5 and under, and 72% involve kids and young adults to age 19. Six percent of patients have been hospitalized, compared with 11% in 2025. Among all measles patients, 93% are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccine status.
No measles deaths have been reported this year, compared with three in 2025.
Utah tops 500 cases for the year
Utah confirmed nine new cases this week and 507 for the year, according to the CDC measles map. The Utah health department, however, lists 499 cases (nine new). That compares with 197 last year.
Virginia, which has been the nation’s hot spot of late, reported no new cases this week. The Virginia Department of Health has confirmed 129 illnesses. Most of the cases are tied to an ongoing outbreak in Buckingham County that began in May. Virginia had only five confirmed measles cases last year.
Pennsylvania now has 83 cases, according to the CDC. The state health department lists 84 cases, 19 more than two weeks ago, with three new cases in the past two days. Most of the infections—49—are in Lancaster County, with 20 in Lebanon County.
North Dakota has 38 cases. Neighboring Minnesota has 17, compared with 26 for all of last year.
South Carolina continues to have the most cases this year, with 670, but the large outbreak in the Upstate region is now over. Texas has reported the third most cases for 2026, with 182. Florida is next, with 141 cases. The Florida Department of Health, however, lists 155 measles cases through June 20.
Quick takes: More New World screwworm cases, Salmonella outbreak in Europe, polio in 4 nations
News brief
June 26, 2026
Chris Dall, MA
Topics
New World Screwworm
Polio
Salmonella
- Six more confirmed detections of New World screwworm (NWS) have been reported in Texas, bringing the total to 25, according to the latest update from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection service. Five of the new cases are in sheep in Crockett and Edwards counties and one in cattle in Medina County. The Texas Animal Health Commission has placed parts of Medina County and two other counties under quarantine to prevent further spread of NWS flies and their larvae, which feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals, causing severe wounds. “Stopping the movement of infested animals and ensuring animals are moved safely is essential to limit the spread of NWS and reduce its impact on Texas,” the commission said. Three cases in the outbreak are now listed as inactive, including the one case detected in New Mexico.
- A Salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouted seeds has sickened 109 people in 11 European countries, with 18 hospitalizations and one confirmed death, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported yesterday. The affected countries are Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain, the Netherland, and the United Kingdom. The ECDC says the link to alfalfa sprouts is supported by case-patient interviews, the detection of the outbreak strain in water used for growing sprouted seeds in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and epidemiologic links to a producer in Finland. Investigators have identified a common seed supplier in India and believe the seeds may have been contaminated before entering Europe.
- New cases of vaccine-derived polio were reported in four countries this week, according to the latest update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Central African Republic and Mali each reported a case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). It’s the first cVDPV2 case of the year for Mali, and the third for Central African Republic. Ethiopia reported its fifth case of circulating type 1 polio (cVDPV1) in 2026, while Laos reported its first two cVDPV1 cases of the year.