More than a hundred cases have been confirmed across the country so far in 2025, with some states in the Northeast reporting infections. Rhode Island has had one reported case of measles in 2025. Several states are working to contain measles outbreaks after authorities confirmed that a school-age child has died from the disease in Texas.

See five things Rhode Islanders need to know about the current outbreaks and other pertinent facts about measles.

The first measles death in nearly a decade was reported in Texas as outbreaks are growing and cases have now started popping up on the East Coast. Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York City are on

A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed two people, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday. They are the first mortalities from measles in the US in nearly a decade.

Other states reporting measles cases are Alaska, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, according to USA TODAY. Here's what to know about the measles outbreak in New Mexico. The first case of measles in Lea County prompted the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) to declare an outbreak on Feb.

Alaska, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Texas. Here's what to know about the disease. The last major outbreak of measles in the U.S. occurred six years ago when 22 outbreaks led to 1,249 cases from Jan. 1 to Oct.

Measles is spreading, with officials in New Jersey saying they have recorded their first measles outbreak in ten years

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a prominent vaccine skeptic — is now urging Americans to get vaccinated for measles as outbreaks have been reported in several states.

So far, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are cases in Alaska, California, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island and Texas. Twenty percent of those who contracted measles have had to be hospitalized and there’s one confirmed death.

The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact with the original patient.

Cases in Texas and other states are on the rise, but most of the infected were not vaccinated. Here’s what to know about the very contagious disease and how immunity works.