There have been 1,250 cases of measles in the U.S. this year as of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, compared to 58 in all of 2023. Most of the cases involved children a year or older who haven’t yet gotten a measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR. Seventeen states have reported cases this year. Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, but there has been a recent increase in cases.
There have been 1,250 cases of measles in the U.S. this year as of Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, compared to 58 in all of 2023. In the cases this year, 93% were linked to international travel, the agency said. Most of the cases involved children a year or older who haven’t yet gotten a measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR. Seventeen states have reported cases this year.
In New York, the cases were reported in New York City, the CDC There are also outbreaks in other countries, including Austria and the United Kingdom, so anyone of any age traveling to any international destination should be current on their vaccinations, the agency said in the advisory. It can also be fatal. In 2021, an estimated 128,000 people, most of whom were children, died from the disease, the Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, which means no continuous disease transmission for greater than 12 months, or not constantly present in the country, according to the agency. The U.S. retains its eliminated status, but in 2019 there was a 27-year high with 1,274 cases. Those outbreaks were all travel-related cases that then infected people who are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated in the U.S., the CDC has said.Orego
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