ATLANTA — More than 1,000 confirmed cases of measles has been reported in the United States, including cases in Georgia, Atlanta-based CDC reports. CDC officials say the measles outbreak started in Texas in January.

With less than 5% of infected individuals in Texas vaccinated, health officials highlight the urgent need for increased measles immunization rates in communities.

There have been 1,001 confirmed cases of measles across 30 states so far this year, according to the latest update from the CDC on Friday, an increase of 66 over the previous week and far surpassing the 285 measles cases in total reported in 2024 (the CDC does not provide data on how many cases are actively infectious).