US reports over 5,000 measles cases, the highest in 35 years
Le Monde, with AFP, reports the United States has recorded 5,182 measles cases in 2026, the CDC's highest count since 1991, with at least eight deaths, as declining vaccination fuels the disease's comeback since its 2000 eradication. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., a known vaccine skeptic, is accused of fanning distrust of health authorities.