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U.S. may be reverting to a time when measles deaths were not very rare, experts warn
Peter Marks: “Unless we dramatically change course, drastically change course, it's going to be a problem. This is what measles does.”
The United States recorded three measles deaths in the first 24 years of this century. In just over three months of 2025, it has equaled that number. The most recent patient, an 8-year-old unvaccinated and previously healthy girl in West Texas, died late last week.
Infectious disease experts warn that the days when measles deaths in the United States were ultra rare may be over for now.
