This month an expert panel will review data on whether the US has lost its measles elimination status after 26 years.
Researchers based their analysis on direct medical costs, lost productivity, and expense to public health agencies.
The findings reinforce existing evidence of the safety of MMR vaccination, the authors say.
There are now 2,371 confirmed measles cases in 2026, according to the CDC.
The results indicate that enlisting parents in advocacy efforts could help with awareness campaigns.
Pennsylvania has had 27 new cases this week, and the US is in territory not charted since 1991.
The case-fatality rate for the Ebola outbreak is 40%.
More states are reporting outcomes following measles infection.
Since June 1, the USDA has tracked 41 cases of New World screwworm.
States showed only modest gains this week, but Utah’s outbreak reached 510 infections.
