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| Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says | Measles Cases Reach Highest Level in More Than 25 Years, C.D.C. Says |
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| There have been more measles cases in the United States the first five months of 2019 than there were in all of 1994, when the last large outbreak occurred, federal health officials said on Thursday, in part because of the spread of misinformation about vaccines. | There have been more measles cases in the United States the first five months of 2019 than there were in all of 1994, when the last large outbreak occurred, federal health officials said on Thursday, in part because of the spread of misinformation about vaccines. |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that there had been 971 reported cases of measles in the United States so far this year. | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that there had been 971 reported cases of measles in the United States so far this year. |
| That is eight more cases than the previous high in 1994, when 963 cases were reported in the United States all year. And it is a sharp jump from last year, when just 372 cases were reported, the C.D.C. said. | That is eight more cases than the previous high in 1994, when 963 cases were reported in the United States all year. And it is a sharp jump from last year, when just 372 cases were reported, the C.D.C. said. |
| “Measles is preventable and the way to end this outbreak is to ensure that all children and adults who can get vaccinated, do get vaccinated,” Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the C.D.C., said in a statement. | “Measles is preventable and the way to end this outbreak is to ensure that all children and adults who can get vaccinated, do get vaccinated,” Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the C.D.C., said in a statement. |
| [Here’s our coverage of the measles outbreak.] | |
| “Again, I want to reassure parents that vaccines are safe, they do not cause autism,” he added. “The greater danger is the disease that vaccination prevents.” | “Again, I want to reassure parents that vaccines are safe, they do not cause autism,” he added. “The greater danger is the disease that vaccination prevents.” |
| Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause serious respiratory symptoms, fever and rash, as well as permanent deafness or encephalitis in severe cases, according to the C.D.C. | Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause serious respiratory symptoms, fever and rash, as well as permanent deafness or encephalitis in severe cases, according to the C.D.C. |
| Measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in the United States in 2000, after decades of work by public health officials to educate the public about the importance of vaccination. | Measles was eliminated as an endemic disease in the United States in 2000, after decades of work by public health officials to educate the public about the importance of vaccination. |
| Measles killed 110,000 people globally in 2017, mostly children under 5. As many as four million people got measles each year in the United States before the vaccine became widely used, according to the C.D.C., with an estimated 400 to 500 deaths and 48,000 hospitalizations annually. | Measles killed 110,000 people globally in 2017, mostly children under 5. As many as four million people got measles each year in the United States before the vaccine became widely used, according to the C.D.C., with an estimated 400 to 500 deaths and 48,000 hospitalizations annually. |
| [Read about the measles virus and how it is transmitted.] | |
| The C.D.C. pointed to a continuing outbreak in New York City and Rockland County, N.Y., as posing a particular public health threat. | The C.D.C. pointed to a continuing outbreak in New York City and Rockland County, N.Y., as posing a particular public health threat. |
| There had been 500 confirmed cases of measles in New York City since September 2018 as of May 29, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said on Thursday. Rockland County officials said 254 cases of measles had been reported there as of May 28. | There had been 500 confirmed cases of measles in New York City since September 2018 as of May 29, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said on Thursday. Rockland County officials said 254 cases of measles had been reported there as of May 28. |