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More Cases Reported in Worst Measles Outbreak in US Since 1992


Thirty-three new cases of measles were reported last week, with 1,077 active cases total within the United States, according to health officials — the worst outbreak in over 25 years, when 2,126 cases were recorded in 1992.Nearly 30 states have reported cases, with outbreaks of over three cases ongoing in California, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington state. New York’s Rockland County declared a state of emergency in late May, over a measles outbreak in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.Measles was declared eradicated within the U.S. in 2000, four decades after elimination was first announced as a goal. A disease is considered …read more

Source: Voice of America

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