Nearly 100 cases of measles have been reported across Texas and New Mexico. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000, making this outbreak a cause for concern. Health officials attribute the rise in cases to plummeting immunisation rates,

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 from 14 a week ago, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas.

A measles outbreak in Texas’ South Plains neared 100 cases Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, which warned more cases of the highly contagious virus are likely to pop up in outbreak areas.