{"id":3145,"date":"2025-05-09T13:32:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/measles-math-what-to-know-about-1001-measles-cases-across-the-country-shots\/"},"modified":"2025-05-09T13:33:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:33:01","slug":"measles-math-what-to-know-about-1001-measles-cases-across-the-country-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/measles-math-what-to-know-about-1001-measles-cases-across-the-country-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Measles math: What to know about 1,001 measles cases across the country : Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there have been 1,001 confirmed measles cases<\/a> in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest case count<\/a> in 25 years, topped only by 2019, when more than 1,200 measles cases were detected. The best way to contain measles is two doses of the MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella).<\/p>\n

Here are numbers to help you understand how measles is spreading now.<\/p>\n

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1,001 cases:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The CDC keeps track of confirmed cases<\/a> and is updating its count on a weekly basis. On May 2, it reported 935 cases. On Friday, it reported cases have ticked past the thousand mark, to 1,001.<\/p>\n

31 jurisdictions:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Measles cases have been reported in 31 jurisdictions, up from 30 on May 1. Cases have been reported in more than half of U.S. states this year, but not all of those states have full-fledged outbreaks.<\/p>\n

14 outbreaks<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n

An outbreak is defined as 3 or more related cases. So while the total number of cases is important, the number of outbreaks shows where the virus is spreading. The number of outbreaks went from 12 last week to 14 this week.<\/p>\n