The U.S. total is now 555 after the third consecutive week of increases, approaching a record since the disease was 'eliminated' in 2000.
A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine. By Lena H. Sun Lena H. Sun National reporter focusing on health Email Bio Follow April 15 at 10:34 AM For the third week in a row, U.S. health officials have added dozens of new reports to the year’s list of confirmed measles cases, bringing the total to 555 — already the highest number in the past five years.
The states that have reported cases to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The total so far is the second-greatest number of cases reported since 2000.
In 2014, the United States reported a record 667 cases, including one large outbreak primarily among unvaccinated Amish communities in Ohio that accounted for more than half of the cases.
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