Number of Measles cases hits 25-year high

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have been 971 cases of measles reported the United States, so far this year.

And that means 2019 now has the greatest number of cases in a single year in the U.S. in more than 25 years.

The first five months of 2019 eclipsed all of 1994, which had 963 cases.

The CDC says the way to end the outbreak is to make sure everyone who is able gets vaccinated.

Measles was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.

That means it was no longer continuously transmitted in the nation.

The CDC says if the outbreaks continue into the summer and fall the country could lose the elimination status.