Measles Outbreak 2024 Usa. While health officials seem to be doing a good job detecting and responding to outbreaks, “the rapid increase in the number of reported measles cases during the first quarter. Several outbreaks, including one in chicago, led to an early spike in measles cases this year.

While health officials seem to be doing a good job detecting and responding to outbreaks, “the rapid increase in the number of reported measles cases during the first quarter. Measles elimination “reduces the number of cases, deaths, and costs that would occur if endemic measles transmission were reestablished,” according to the cdc report.