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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Georgia successfully contained an outbreak of three measles cases early this year with an “all hands on ...
Health officials are raising alarms over the spread of misinformation amid a growing measles outbreak across the United ...
The U.S. surpassed 1,000 measles cases Friday, even as Texas posted one of its lowest counts of newly confirmed cases since its large outbreak began three months ago.
Montana has been added to the growing list of states reporting measles outbreaks in the U.S. Montana has confirmed five cases in unvaccinated children and adults who traveled out of state.
Eleven states in the U.S. have active measles outbreaks as of Tuesday, when North Dakota joined the list after confirming its first cases since 2011. Other states with active outbreaks — which ...
Michigan has officially reported a measles outbreak in the state. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Oakland County Health Division confirmed its first case of ...
Studies have found that vaccines are 97% effective at preventing measles infection. Officials in Western Texas and Atlanta are warning of measles outbreaks among communities with low vaccination ...
The majority of measles cases are occurring in unvaccinated or individuals with unknown vaccination status. ATLANTA - The surge of measles infections in West Texas connected with the death of two ...
WASHINGTON — (AP) — As measles outbreaks popped up across the U.S. this winter, pediatricians waited for the nation's public health agency to send a routine, but important, letter that ...
A middle school student in Collin County has tested positive for measles, officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported case in a child in the Dallas ...
April 4, 1-7 p.m.: Terminal 2 departures, TSA checkpoints, and gate area for Delta flight 309 to Atlanta. Health officials said symptoms of measles may appear up to 21 days after exposure.