Category: Measles
Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down
NPR For about three weeks in 2000, there were zero measles cases in the United States. It was declared eradicated. Fast forward to 2024, and measles cases are surging, especially in Oregon where the state is facing the worst outbreak since the early 1990s. This is happening as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Sep 3, 2024
U.S. faces growing measles outbreaks as vaccine skepticism rises
Fast Company Americans’ faith in vaccines is fading, and it’s corresponding with a rapid rise in some diseases. Oregon recently experienced its biggest measles outbreak in five years: 30 cases, all among people who are not vaccinated. As of mid-August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 219 measles cases in the United States, up […]
Aug 27, 2024
Measles’ Deadliest Sequelae
MedPageToday In the late 1990s, my long-time colleague, Pam Nagami, MD, met a petite, Indian-American student she later called “Manju” when writing a terrific book about patients with infectious diseases. Some of the stories by Nagami end happily, but Manju’s did not — and all because of a case of measles she contracted early in life. So, […]
Aug 20, 2024
Why Measles Is ‘Coming in Hot’ in 2024
MedPage Today In part 1 of this Instagram Live discussion, MedPage Today editor-in-chief Jeremy Faust, MD, Katelyn Jetelina, PhD, MPH, and Katrine Wallace, PhD, talk about the recent rise in measles cases in the U.S. Faust: Let’s start with measles because the title says “Measles, H5N1, and COVID, Oh My!“ In the 1950s and ’60s, we would routinely have […]
Aug 14, 2024
Oregon measles outbreak records at least 23 cases since June
KOIN News Oregon has recorded at least 23 total cases of measles in three counties since June 2024, according to state health officials. So far, the Oregon Health Authority has counted 14 measles cases in Marion County, eight cases in Clackamas County and one case in Multnomah County. In every case, the individual had been unvaccinated. Data show […]
Aug 7, 2024
Measles cases surge to triple last year’s — with 5 months to go
Fox News The United States’ rate of measles infections in 2024 is more than triple that of 2023, despite almost half the year still remaining. There have been 188 reported cases of measles in the U.S. this year, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated on Thursday. It’s a significant increase from last year, […]
Jul 30, 2024
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