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Colorado health officials are warning Mesa County residents of potential measles exposure after an unvaccinated county resident contracted the disease, apparently from within the community.  The new measles patient had not traveled outside the state or reported any other exposures to previously reported measles cases around Colorado, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a news release …

An out-of-state resident recently traveled in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport while infected with the measles virus, health officials said. The person was at the airport’s Terminal C on July 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Terminal A on July 30 between 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., the state Department of Health said in a statement. …

Measles outbreak worsens in North America, 18 dead so far this year, PAHO says  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Vials of the measles mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed in February. (Julio Cortez/AP file) Patient had not received the MMR vaccine Health officials confirmed a new case of measles Monday. A child who has been hospitalized is the state’s 17th case of the virus. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Adams County Health Department confirmed …

IDAHO FALLS – Eastern Idaho Public Health reported a second local case of measles in Bonneville County on Thursday. It was in an unvaccinated child. Just last week, health officials confirmed a case of measles in the region from an international traveler, but Thursday’s case is the first in an Idaho resident in eastern Idaho since 1991. RELATED | Case …

New data from the CDC suggests a grim back-to-school tradition emerging: in 2024, kindergarten vaccination rates declined for the fifth consecutive year. Meanwhile, vaccine exemptions reached a record high. These statistics became all the more disturbing last fall when, shortly after 286,000 children began their educations without proof of full immunity against measles, a man who has bragged about never …

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The Race to Find a Measles Treatment as Infections Surge  The Wall Street JournalView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

UPDATE Eastern Idaho Public Health officials confirmed to EastIdahoNews.com that Thursday’s case of measles was located in Bonneville County. EIPH officials said Thursday that anyone who suspects they might have contracted or been exposed to measles and wants to visit their doctor should call first to give the doctor’s office time to prepare to receive the patient to limit the …

Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link