Global Measles Cases Increased by 18%, Deaths by 43%
Measles cases in 2022 increased by 18% and measles-related mortality increased by 43% globally, compared to 2021 data, the World Health Organization reports.
Measles cases in 2022 increased by 18% and measles-related mortality increased by 43% globally, compared to 2021 data, the World Health Organization reports.
People with vaccine skepticism overestimate the likelihood of all kinds of negative events, especially those that are rare, according to a new study published in the journal Vaccine.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that students at a Florida college who could not prove they were vaccinated were put in isolation after health official discovered a case of measles.
Measles alerts were issued to travelers at Los Angeles, Denver, Austin (Tx), Richmond (Va), and Chicago O’Hare international airports.
Read MoreThe Chicago Department of Public Health is investigating a traveler with a confirmed measles infection who visited several Chicago locations.
Read MoreThree New Zealand children infected with measles traveled through Los Angeles to Denver on Dec 11 and may have exposed other travelers to the disease.
Read MoreThe Samoa measles epidemic has now killed 73 people and infected 5,267 as the government has extended the island’s state of emergency to Dec 29.
Read MoreLos Angeles County health officials warned Monday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport earlier this month may have been exposed to measles.
Read MoreWhile most US infant and preschool-aged international travelers are eligible for measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination prior to departure, almost 60 percent of eligible young travelers were not vaccinated during pretravel consultation, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.
Read MoreThe World Health Organization estimates that 110,000 people worldwide — primarily children — have died of measles since 2017.
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Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Department of Health warned the public on Friday that anyone who visited the...
Read MoreDespite two new cases of measles being reported late last week in New York, federal and state...
Read MoreAccording to the LA Times, a passenger traveling through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) potentially exposed other travelers to measles.
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