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Measles is continuing to spread across the United States as an outbreak in Texas rapidly grows and cases are confirmed in nearby states, according to health officials. This marks the largest ...
Measles cases are rising in the U.S. with infections confirmed in at least five states so far this year. Cases have been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York City, Rhode Island and Texas, mostly ...
With the 2019 outbreak, the CDC stated that it may use its ability to put people on a "Do Not Board" list [77] for air travel should people known to be carrying measles continue to fly. This list was established in 2007, to combat tuberculosis, but was used to restrict travel of two people during the 2014 measles outbreak. The CDC has, in the ...
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has been tracking a measles outbreak in the South Plains region of the state.. The agency first confirmed the outbreak on Feb. 5, and it has ...
There were 273 cases of measles reported throughout the United States in 2018, [137] including an outbreak in Brooklyn with more than 200 reported cases from October 2018 to February 2019. The outbreak was tied with population density of the Orthodox Jewish community, with the initial exposure from an unvaccinated child that caught measles ...
In early 2010, there was a serious outbreak of measles in the Philippines with 742 cases, leaving four unvaccinated children dead in the capital city of Manila. [104] In late 2013, it was reported in the Philippines that 6,497 measles cases occurred which resulted in 23 deaths. [105] In 2014 the Philippines experienced a large measles outbreak.
Measles had been declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, as vaccine rates have decreased, the disease has seen a rebound.
A fast-growing measles outbreak has infected dozens in Texas and New Mexico as officials suspect the highly contagious disease continues to spread.. In just two weeks, an outbreak in northwest ...