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Measles may now be a permanent resident of the U.S. again, and it might be connected to something that started in Texas
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Recommended VideosThat’s their personal freedom.” Public health experts are worried about this casual attitude, especially as measles cases keep rising across the country.
According to The Atlantic, the U.S. recorded more than 2,200 measles cases in 2025 alone.
The virus may have been spreading continuously across the countryResearchers are trying to figure out if the outbreaks in West Texas, Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina are connected.
If the virus from the Texas cases has been spreading inside the country’s borders ever since, it means measles has become a permanent resident again after 26 years of only small outbreaks brought in from other countries.
Scientists have found the same measles strain in Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina, as well as in Canada and Mexico.