Scientists are warning that the ongoing measles outbreak might force the United States to lose its elimination status for the first time in decades. The big picture: For 25 years, the U.S. has been free of yearly measles outbreaks.

Connecticut is dealing with its first measles case since 2021.State Department of Health officials said a Fairfield County child, who is under the age of 10 and not vaccinated, contracted the virus while traveling internationally,

Across the country, there have been more than 1,900 measles cases this year, according to new numbers released by the CDC. Meanwhile in South Carolina, health officials report more than two dozen new cases across the state since Friday.

While the new measles case is the first in Connecticut since 2021, there have been more than 1,800 cases of the disease reported nationwide this year, according to data from the International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins University. That's the most cases in a single year since 1992, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control.

South Carolina health officials on Friday confirmed an additional 15 new cases of measles since Tuesday, as the widening outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in the northwest part of the state has infected 126 people so far.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said the United States has 1,912 confirmed measles cases so far in 2025, an increase of 84 cases since last week and a bad sign as holiday gatherings, travel, and indoor activities is set to pick up in the final weeks of the year.