The US Is In For Another Bad Year of Measles Cases
A growing measles outbreak in South Carolina has infected more than 600 people since October, with hundreds more being potentially exposed.
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Measles is surging in the US. Wastewater tracking could help.
As the US looks set to lose its measles elimination status, scientists turn to wastewater tracking to limit outbreaks.
New map shows how to spot the measles risk level in your ZIP code
Measles hot spots were found in areas like West Texas and southern New Mexico.
The US had a record-breaking year for measles. It may be the start of a deadly comeback
Tuesday marks one year since a measles outbreak started in West Texas, and there have been more new cases in the United States each week since.
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New US map of MMR vaccine uptake reveals considerable gaps, potential for more measles
Researchers have mapped uptake of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine across the United States, identifying large swaths of low uptake, indicating an increased risk of outbreaks at a time of surging measles cases, per a report published yesterday in Nature Health.
South Carolina confirms 124 new measles cases as outbreak on the Arizona-Utah line grows
Health officials in South Carolina have confirmed 124 new cases of measles since Friday. Hundreds of children have been quarantined because of school exposures, some more than once.
One year after the West Texas outbreak, measles keeps spreading across the US
Tuesday marks one year since a measles outbreak started in West Texas, and there have been new cases in the United States each week since. Texas reported more than 760 cases and the deaths of two children before declaring the outbreak over in August.
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