A CDC senior scientist provided an update on the measles outbreak on Tuesday, while taking reporter questions about the ...

Measles cases have surpassed 650 in an ongoing multistate outbreak, but federal funding cuts could threaten the response.

Kansas health officials confirmed five new cases of measles Wednesday in an outbreak in the southwest corner of the state that's linked to Texas and New Mexico.

Measles have continued to spread in Texas with a total of 561 reported cases. Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, saw an increase of nine cases since mid-April.

A person with measles is contagious from about four days before the rash appears to four days after. The state has reported 561 cases as of April 15.

The CDC is struggling to respond to the Texas measles outbreak. The U.S. has reported more than 700 cases in 25 states.

The measles outbreak has already spread to three states and triggered more than 500 cases. But it could keep growing for ...