Measles articles
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Measles on the brink of return warns CDC
Having eliminated all but very small measles outbreaks, usually related to international travel, for decades, the United States is close to welcoming the disease back as an endemic pathogen. Arstechnica offers a nice recap of how we got rid of measles and touches on what has brought it back. — Read the rest
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CDC Warns That Measles Could Become Endemic Once Again
In the early part of the 20th century, about one million American children died as a result of contracting measles. The high fever would cause the brain to swell leading to other complications and, eventually, death. Even some healthy children succumbed to the disease.
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Vermont Reports Its First Case of the Measles Since 2018
The Vermont Department of Health confirmed Tuesday that a person visiting the state as part of an international program has tested positive for measles. It’s the state’s first case of the highly contagious virus since 2018. The person was among a group of 26 travelers, mostly teenagers, who were exposed during an international flight to Atlanta. State officials say they learned of the exposure April 10 and asked the group to quarantine until they could determine whether anyone was...