Watch CBS News At least 21 U.S. states have confirmed cases of measles as outbreaks continue spread across the country.At Ave Maria University near Naples, Florida, measles cases have soared to nearly 60. A sophomore at the school, who is unvaccinated, told CBS News he developed symptoms before he tested positive."Honestly, at first, it … kind of felt like a head cold," the student said. "I started to get a little rash and then like I started to get a sore throat, a cough."At a clinic across the street from campus, Dr. Raul Enad said he's treated two measles patients – a student and a professor, both of whom were vaccinated."The professor, she was in contact with a student who had a severe illness, severe manifestation," Enad said. "She would have been more sick if she had not been vaccinated."In a statement on its website, the university said that its "ongoing priority remains the health, safety and well-being of every member of our campus community."Surging cases across U.S.The U.S. is now at risk of losing its measles-elimination status for the first time in more than two decades. "It's just the cost of doing business with our borders being somewhat porous for global and international travel," principal deputy director at the CDC, Ralph Abraham, said last month. "We have these communities that…
Published: February 13, 2026 5:29 pm
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