Measles cases reach highest level since disease was 'eliminated' in US

Measles cases continue to spread across the U.S.

Measles cases continue to spread across the U.S., with 800 cases confirmed. Infections disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong joins LiveNOW's Christina Evans to discuss the latest.

The Brief

There have been a total of 1,288 measles cases reported in the United States.

Health experts say the true case count may be higher.

Measles was considered eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but if cases continue to rise at the rate it has, that status could change.

The United States just reported its highest number of measles cases in more than three decades.

There have been a total of 1,288 cases nationally, but public health experts maintain the true case count may be higher than state health departments have confirmed.

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