EL PASO — Seventeen measles cases have been reported in El Paso, including 13 at the Camp East Montana Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, health officials said Thursday.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported eight cases of measles in Lea County.

In 2026, there have been over 1,000 cases of measles. If vaccination rates keep dropping, the costs of medical care, public health efforts and lost work productivity could skyrocket.

South Carolina's measles outbreak has grown to include 789 cases. A West Texas outbreak last year sickened 762 people.

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The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

The US has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for ...