People in Wirral are being urged to make sure they are vaccinated against measles after it was confirmed a young child is ill ...

The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...

As vaccination rates among children continue to plummet, concerns are rising over the potential for infectious disease to ...

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Health experts say vaccine is the best way to prevent disease spread, but some people can't get the shot and others don't ...

The first measles case in South Carolina should prompt everyone to get vaccinated against the disease. Vaccines are safe and ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in more than 40 countries, is sounding the alarm over a sharp ...

The growing measles outbreak in the United States has reached 1,309 confirmed cases in 40 U.S. jurisdictions, the highest in three decades, according to CDC data. Health officials and experts urge ...

The death of a child from measles in Liverpool shows that the nation needs to “redouble its efforts” to vaccinate more children, according to Wes Streeting. The Health Secretary stressed that vaccines ...