Category: Measles

Measles breaks out at massive NYC migrant shelter

Fox At least two people staying at a sprawling migrant shelter in New York City have contracted measles and health officials in the Big Apple are working to stop the spread of the disease, according to reports.  The outbreak took place at a migrant shelter on Hall Street in Clinton Hill, a huge taxpayer-run facility which opened […]

Jul 16, 2024

Measles Is Preventable. How Did the World End Up Back Here?

MedPageToday I remember being very sick when I had measles as a child. I was confined to a darkened room for more than a week, and there was concern that it would affect my vision. Decades later, I work with patients who have had encephalitis as a result of measles, and families who are left […]

May 21, 2024

The jump in measles cases in 2023 is ‘very concerning’ says WHO official

NPR Over the past 20 years, there’s been a lot of progress when it comes to combating measles. But the World Health Organization’s latest global numbers, released this past weekend, are “very concerning,” says Dr. Patrick O’Connor, the WHO’s medical officer for measles and rubella. Measles cases increased worldwide from more than 170,000 cases in 2022 to […]

Apr 30, 2024

First measles case confirmed in West Virginia since 2009

WV News A patient of WVU Medicine in Monongalia County has tested positive for measles. WVU Medicine announced Monday that a patient tested positive after visiting an outpatient clinic last week and is recovering at their home. The U.S. has seen an uptick in measles cases in 2024, but this is the first case confirmed in West […]

Apr 24, 2024

England’s Measles Outbreak Nears 10 Year Peak

Precision Vaccinations Measles outbreaks are an ongoing health risk worldwide, including in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The U.K.’s health agency recently confirmed a significant increase in measles cases across England, primarily in the West Midlands, driven by cases in Birmingham. The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported data from October 2023: 868 laboratory-confirmed measles cases had been reported in England […]

Apr 2, 2024

Florida reports 11th measles case of 2024, this time linked to international travel

Orlando Sentinal Florida reported another measles case on Friday, bringing the state’s total to 11 cases this year amid a worldwide uptick in a highly infectious disease once thought to be eliminated in the U.S. The case was identified in South Florida’s Martin County, in an individual age 55-59. It was linked to travel outside […]

Mar 26, 2024

No parent who has seen the children I’ve treated for measles would refuse a vaccine

STAT News Over the past year, I have watched many children die of measles. In the final stages, little lungs, filled with fluid and racked with inflammation, struggle for oxygen. The victims breathe faster and faster, gasping for air until, exhausted, they stop. Where I live, in one of the poorest places on earth, measles […]

Mar 12, 2024

4 things you should know about measles amid an uptick in cases

The Hill The U.S. is seeing a rash of measles cases, with more than three dozen cases reported across 17 states already this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This comes two months after the agency warned clinicians to remain alert for measles cases. So far this year, 45 cases have been reported […]

Mar 12, 2024

4 cases of measles now confirmed at Chicago migrant shelter, including CPS student

CBS News Four cases of measles have now been reported at the migrant shelter for new arrivals in Pilsen, the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed Monday.  This marks a total of five cases of the highly contagious disease in Chicago in just four days.  Chicago Public Schools said one patient was a CPS student. […]

Mar 12, 2024

Measles: First case in seven years confirmed in Northern Ireland

BBC The Public Health Agency (PHA) has confirmed that a case of measles has been diagnosed in Northern Ireland. The PHA said the case was confirmed in an adult who picked it up while travelling. Close contacts have been notified and “all appropriate public health actions are being undertaken”. It is the first case of […]

Feb 20, 2024