PA measles outbreak tops 1,000 cases, largest since disease was eliminated
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- Most counties don’t have their own health agencies, and some specific population groups have low vaccination rates Pennsylvania is bracing for a wave of measles cases, with some public health officials concerned that it’s “only a matter of time” until the disease spreads beyond the outbreak’s…
- Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the country Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials calculate, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The benchmark comes as neighboring New…
- The deadly outbreak in Pennsylvania is its largest in more than three decades, and confirmed cases in New York are up The New York governor, Kathy Hochul, declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to a dramatic spike in measles cases in the state. Hochul’s administration said the…
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- US had largely eliminated disease by 2000 but has seen several outbreaks amid declining vaccination rates.
- Measles cases are spreading in the US this year, with over 1,000 infections reported in PennsylvaniaA measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has topped 1,000 cases, with neighboring New York declaring a disaster emergency and mobilizing measures to fight the spread.
- Pennsylvania reported 1,066 outbreak-linked cases on Wednesday.