At least 228 cases of measles have been reported in the US this year, and that figure is steadily rising, the CDC warned today.
Last year, there were 372 cases in total.
But within little over two months, 2019 has nearly eclipsed that figure, with another 22 cases reported in the last week.
Now, 12 states have outbreaks, with New Hampshire joining the list in March with one case.
Washington state, which has the most cases, did not add any more to its tally, staying at 75.
The other affected states are California, Colorado (one case), Connecticut (two), Georgia (three), Illinois (five), Kentucky (one), New Jersey (four), New York (158 since October), Oregon (six), and Texas (11).
At least 228 cases of measles have been reported in the US this year, and that figure is steadily rising, the CDC warned today
The weekly update, published today on the CDC's website, came just hours before it emerged that people in LAX airport may have been exposed to measles in late February.
A passenger who had been diagnosed with measles had a layover at the airport on February 21.
They were in both Terminal B and Delta Terminal 3 between 9am and 9pm that day, prompting fears of more cases in California - a state which suffered a severe outbreak in 2014.
The virus's quick resurgence in the US and around the world has panicked health officials.
In 2000, the CDC said the virus had been eliminated in the US.
Less than 20 years later, that's not the case.
Globally, cases of measles soared 300 percent last year.
Dr Robert Jacobson, an infectious disease specialist at the Mayo Clinic, says all of the outbreaks since 2000 have come from travelers, returning from a country where measles is
