The measles outbreak that originated in Texas is now the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A CDC spokesperson told The Texas Tribune they view the spread of measles in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico as a single outbreak. With over 750 confirmed cases, it surpassed the New York City outbreak in 2019, which had 697 cases.
Texas has the vast majority of measles cases, with more than 700 cases reported since January, as of Tuesday. Of those, over 90 patients have been hospitalized, and two school-aged children have died, the first measles deaths in a decade in the country.
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