Johns Hopkins University data reflects the public health reversal in defeating the vaccine-preventable disease since measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

America has reached another grim milestone as the number of confirmed cases of the measles hit a record high since the US declared the disease "under control" decades ago. A total of 1,267 confirmed measles cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 38

In a news release from Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services, officials said there are five measles cases in the state as of June 30, with four of those connected to the same outbreak. Another case, which is located in Todd County in Western Kentucky, appears to be unrelated.