Forbes·3 min read·medium
Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, Measles Cases Are Nearing Last Year's Total
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Antonio Pequeño IV
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The CDC reports that U.S. measles cases have reached 2,231, nearly surpassing the total for all of 2025, with most cases occurring in unvaccinated individuals. Simultaneously, a nationwide outbreak of the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis is affecting 31 states.
Topline As an outbreak of the diarrhea-inducing illness cyclosporiasis grows this month, the spread of measles in the U.S. this year is outpacing the case count for the entirety of 2025, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reported this week that cases of the highly contagious disease has reached 2,231.
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