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Pennsylvania Surpasses 1,000 Measles Cases This Year
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In Short: Pennsylvania health officials announced Monday that the state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, marking the largest outbreak in more than three decades.
Pennsylvania health officials announced Monday that the state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, marking the largest outbreak in more than three decades.
The U.S. is experiencing its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the CDC.
Neighboring Ohio has also reported more than 200 cases this year.
State officials in Pennsylvania reported 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths.
The nation eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but those rates have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.
Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas and Utah, as well as South Carolina, which had the largest with 997 cases reported.
The CDC has noted that U.S. measles infections have been surging in recent years, as fewer kids get routine vaccines due to parental waivers, healthcare access issues, and rampant disinformation.
For weeks, the CDC did not count any deaths on its measles data dashboard, instead saying it was seeking more information.
In August, state officials in Pennsylvania announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.
What this adds
The outbreak in Pennsylvania is part of a larger trend of measles cases across the country, with neighboring Ohio also reporting a significant number of cases.
Background
According to the CDC, the number of confirmed US measles cases has hit 4,588, more than doubling its total from last year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) advised all countries in the region to sustain a high level of readiness as the DRC outbreak continues to evolve, according to the Los Angeles Times.
What's confirmed
- NEW YORK (AP) — Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades.
- The nation eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but those rates have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.
- There have been 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths, state officials said.
- Neighboring Ohio has reported more than 200 cases this year.
- The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the CDC.
- Since the beginning of last year, large outbreaks have been reported in several states, including Texas and Utah, as well as South Carolina, which had the largest with 997 cases reported.
- But for weeks, the CDC — which Kennedy oversees — did not count any deaths on its measles data dashboard, instead saying it was seeking more information.
- U.S. measles infections have been surging in recent years, as fewer kids get routine vaccines due to parental waivers, healthcare access issues and rampant disinformation.
- State officials in August announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.
- The nation has seen eight reported measles-associated deaths in the past two years — more than the combined total of reported deaths over the previous three decades.
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- WarpBeat — background on US CDC says measles cases rise to 4,588 as outbreak continues link