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The number of cases tied to the months-long measles outbreak in Texas has not increased in three weeks, and a spokesman for ...
Recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving up case counts and raising alarm among public health experts, ...
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Louisville has confirmed a second case of the highly contagious measles, bringing the total cases in Kentucky to 14. Dr. Kris ...
The U.S. has hit an unwelcome milestone in measles cases this year. The CDC is reporting 1,288 cases across the country. The ...
The CDC defines a measles outbreak as three or more related cases present within a specific geographic area. In order for an outbreak to end, a high percentage of eligible individuals in the ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported a growing number of measles cases across the U.S., with outbreaks linked to international travel and declining vaccination rates.
Experts also fear that additional vaccine-preventable diseases such as pertussis and Hib meningitis could follow the measles outbreak. Although it’s possible to cure measles sym ...
In its advisory, the CDC says the outbreak is continuing “to expand rapidly.” This year, there have been measles cases reported in 13 states.
Officials have tracked seven cases of measles being brought into the country and two U.S. outbreaks with more than five cases each, the CDC said.