The Wall Street Journal: The United States has lost its status as a country that has eradicated measles. The Pan American Health Organization has stripped the United States of its status as a country where endemic measles transmission has been eliminated. The reason for this is a sharp increase in the number of cases: since the beginning of 2026, more than 5,400 cases of measles have been reported in the United States, the highest number in decades. "The Pan American Health Organization, an international health organization, has revoked the United States' measles elimination status, according to sources. This is a stunning reversal for a country that has held this preventable disease at bay for decades," the publication writes. The situation has been complicated by several outbreaks in different states. In November, five deaths were reported in Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin. However, the newspaper notes that these outbreaks were not related to each other. "Since the beginning of 2026, more than 5,400 cases of measles have been reported in the United States. This is the highest number in decades," the WSJ emphasizes.
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