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U.S. Measles Cases Top 2,000 in 2025 as December Airport Exposures Trigger Alerts

Health officials link the surge to vaccine gaps and travel importations.

Overview

  • State health departments reported December exposures at Newark Liberty and Boston Logan, prompting public alerts and contact tracing.
  • Newark notifications referenced passenger movements through Terminals B and C, with officials urging potentially exposed travelers to contact providers before seeking in‑person care.
  • Massachusetts identified a travel-associated case tied to American Airlines flight 2384 into Logan on December 11 and a subsequent JetBlue flight 117 to Las Vegas on December 12, with locations in Boston and Westborough listed for possible exposure.
  • CDC data show 2,012 confirmed U.S. cases through December 23 and 50 outbreaks in 2025, compared with 16 outbreaks in 2024.
  • Ninety-three percent of cases were in people unvaccinated or with unknown status, about 11% of patients were hospitalized with more than half under 19, and South Carolina’s Spartanburg area reported 179 cases as of December 30.