Category: Measles
Worried parents concerned for children’s health as CDC warns measles is a growing global threat
CBS There haven’t been any new cases of measles in Philadelphia for 14 days now, but the outbreak isn’t officially over yet. Nationally, the CDC is warning doctors to be on the alert for measles as a growing global threat. Children can’t be vaccinated against measles until they’re one. Until then, those babies are at risk. That’s […]
Jan 30, 2024
Measles Is Making A Comeback, CDC Alerts Clinicians
Forbes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week warned clinicians to be alert for measles. This notification comes after 23 cases—most in children who had not been vaccinated—were reported in the U.S. during the past two months. Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases known. In a susceptible population, the virus can rapidly […]
Jan 30, 2024
Why are measles cases popping up across the United States?
CNN Nearly a dozen cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Georgia in recent weeks, according to local health departments. International travel, coupled with declining global vaccination rates, is probably behind this spate of cases, experts say. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has confirmed at least nine cases of measles over the past […]
Jan 23, 2024
Major Measles Outbreak Erupts In England As Vaccine Hesitancy Increases
Forbes In England, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital is currently grappling with a major outbreak of measles. More than 50 children have been hospitalized in the past month. Vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles and polio remain a public health threat. And with childhood vaccine hesitancy—or simply outright refusal—on the rise in the U.K., U.S. and Europe, […]
Jan 16, 2024
Measles outbreak inside Chicago Police District
CBS Sunday morning as police briefed the media on a mass shooting that happened overnight, CBS 2 cameras stumbled upon a notice outside the 25th Police District some find concerning. It notified the community about an apparent measles outbreak inside the station, and added that those entering the building are putting themselves at risk. The […]
Jun 6, 2023
Kyrgyzstan registers 559 cases of measles
AKI Express Event International health officials have reported elevated measles activity across multiple regions in Kyrgyzstan, with an additional 207 measles cases reported May 20-31, bringing the total case count to 559 cases since Jan. 1. This is compared to the 23 cases of measles reported in the country for 2022. The Osh region (386 […]
Jun 6, 2023
Measles outbreak in American Samoa declared public health emergency
ABC News American Samoa has issued a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles has spread across the U.S. territory. As of Tuesday, there has been one laboratory-confirmed case among an 8-year-old and 31 suspected and/or probable cases of the highly infectious disease, according to the Department of Health. During a press briefing, Dr. Scott Anesi, the department’s […]
Apr 25, 2023
(CNN) A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials at Columbus Public Health announced Sunday. None of the children died, but 36 were hospitalized. The outbreak of measles infections, which was first reported in early November, spread among children who were not fully vaccinated and was mostly driven by a lack […]
Feb 7, 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 12,000 measles cases reported in Kasaï-Oriental province
(Outbreak News Today) The Head of the Provincial Health Division of Kasaï-Oriental, Doctor Nestor Tshiteku announced that more than 12,000 cases of measles, including 109 deaths were recorded during 2022 in the province. This epidemic currently affects the 17 health zones that make up this province located in the center of the Democratic Republic of […]
Jan 10, 2023
Ohio Measles Outbreak Jumps to 74 Cases
(MedPageToday) Measles cases continue to rise in central Ohio, with total cases hitting 74 this week, up from about 50 reported last week, according to Columbus Public Health. Of the 74 reported cases, all have occurred in children and adolescents, with 69 cases among those younger than 5 years (18 cases in those ages 3-5 years, […]
Dec 13, 2022