04-25-2019, 09:51 AM
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The measles outbreaks were largely imported by unvaccinated travelers who were exposed to the disease in another country and returned to the U.S. where they exposed other unvaccinated people. If a community is highly vaccinated, then the outbreaks are minimal or don't happen at all.
"However, once measles is in an under-vaccinated community, it becomes difficult to control the spread of the disease," said the CDC.
One such community is in New York where there is a lot of misinformation about the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine. The CDC said some organizations there are deliberately spreading "inaccurate and misleading information about vaccines."
The states with reported cases of measles are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington.
The CDC will release new numbers on the measles outbreaks on April 29 as part of its campaign to encourage the lifesaving benefits of childhood immunizations.
Refs:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...536904002/
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716953746...-year-2000
The measles outbreaks were largely imported by unvaccinated travelers who were exposed to the disease in another country and returned to the U.S. where they exposed other unvaccinated people. If a community is highly vaccinated, then the outbreaks are minimal or don't happen at all.
"However, once measles is in an under-vaccinated community, it becomes difficult to control the spread of the disease," said the CDC.
One such community is in New York where there is a lot of misinformation about the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine. The CDC said some organizations there are deliberately spreading "inaccurate and misleading information about vaccines."
The states with reported cases of measles are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington.
The CDC will release new numbers on the measles outbreaks on April 29 as part of its campaign to encourage the lifesaving benefits of childhood immunizations.
Refs:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/heal...536904002/
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716953746...-year-2000