Three months into 2025, the United States has surpassed the total number of measles cases in the country for all of last year.

Only two and a half months into the new year, the measles cases recorded from the U.S. have already surpassed the total cases reported for all of 2024, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization.

A new report from global health authorities has warned about the rise of measles after a high number of cases in 2024. View on euronews

The health departments from all Bay Area counties urged people to get vaccinated against measles because of rising cases across the country.

Bay Area health officials came together Friday to urge residents in the region to get a measles vaccination if they never received one or if they avoided the disease as a child. In a statement, the Association of Health Officials said it was making the recommendation because measles cases are rising in the United States.

Bay Area health leaders are encouraging everyone to check if they got the measles vaccine or to visit their doctor and receive the shot if they are unsure. The recommendations comes after the United States has seen a sharp rise in measles cases with 320 cases across the country as of Friday morning.