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The U.S. Might Lose Its Measles-Free Status Soon

A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas

by Scientific American | November 3, 2025
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“I expect we will lose our elimination status,” says David Higgins, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. “We are marching right toward that.”