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The measles year

One surveillance count followed edition to edition — the reason the health module tracks a trajectory rather than a single day's number.

7 appearances7 of 14 editions2 child-priorityMonday, July 13, 2026 → Monday, August 10, 2026
The arc

How settled this was, morning by morning

Each column is one appearance, in date order. Taller means more settled. Click any column to jump straight to that item in its edition.

Jul 13 Jul 14 Jul 16
Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 10
settled developing / probable early or uncertain the scale changes here
Two different instruments. Items before August 1 carry a status tag (confirmed, developing, preliminary, reported) — an editor's call on the item. From August 1 they carry an Admiralty rating, which scores the source and the information separately. The chart puts both on one axis so the shape is readable, but they are not the same measurement and the archive does not convert one into the other. Every column is labelled with its own real marker.
The thread

7 appearances across 7 editions

  1. Monday, July 13, 2026 · No. 001

    U.S. measles cases approach the entire 2025 total

    As of July 9, CDC recorded 2,231 confirmed cases across 42 jurisdictions in 2026; 93% outbreak-associated. The full 2025 total was 2,289.

    Health Confirmed (CDC) matched in the headline on /\bmeasles\b/i
  2. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 · No. 022

    Measles Cases Near the Entire 2025 Total; CDC Hearing Tomorrow

    The CDC reported 2,231 measles cases as of July 9 (vs. 2,289 for all of 2025), 93% outbreak-associated across 42 jurisdictions. The Senate HELP Committee holds the CDC-director and preparedness confirmation hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET.

    Health Child priority Confirmed matched in the headline on /\bmeasles\b/i
  3. Thursday, July 16, 2026 · No. 024

    U.S. Measles Cases Nearly Equal the Entire 2025 Total

    The CDC recorded 2,231 confirmed measles cases as of July 9 (vs. 2,289 for all of 2025), 93% outbreak-associated across 42 jurisdictions. FDA phthalate comments are due July 26. Child-serving programs need current exposure-notification and referral procedures.

    Health Child priority Confirmed matched in the headline on /\bmeasles\b/i
  4. Saturday, August 1, 2026 · No. 002

    U.S. measles cases reach 2,371

    CDC reported 2,371 confirmed U.S. measles cases as of July 30 — up 53 in a week and already above the entire 2025 total. It's the largest U.S. annual count in decades.

    Health A1 · Confirmed matched in the headline on /\bmeasles\b/i
  5. Sunday, August 2, 2026 · No. 003

    Measles remains at a multi-decade high

    The late-July federal count had already exceeded the entire 2025 total.

    Health A1 · Confirmed matched in the headline on /\bmeasles\b/i
  6. Monday, August 3, 2026 · No. 004

    A single measles outbreak can cost millions

    A study estimated a 2025 New Mexico outbreak cost society nearly $5.4 million, including public-health response and lost productivity.

    Health B2 · Probably True matched in the headline on /\bmeasles\b/i
  7. Monday, August 10, 2026 · No. 011

    CDC begins a new leadership chapter during multiple health crises

    The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director 51–44 on Aug 5; CDC currently reports 2,371 measles cases, ~94% outbreak-associated, amid Ebola and foodborne investigations.

    Health A1 · Confirmed matched in the body on /\bmeasles\b/i
How this thread was assembled. By pattern, not by judgement. An item joins this thread when its headline matches one of /\bmeasles\b/i, or when its body contains one of the unambiguous terms /\bmeasles\b/i. The matching rule is printed against every entry above, so you can check the work. Nothing here infers a connection between two stories — an item can appear in more than one thread, and 70 of the archive's 210 items appear in none.
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