Archive for measles

Measles cases in U.S. at highest rate in 15 years

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that the measles cases are on the rise in the United States, and during the first 19 weeks of 2011, 118 cases of measles have been reported — the highest rate since 1996. The CDC says that 89% of the persons who contracted measles were unvaccinated, ... read more »

Woman may have spread measles as she flew cross country

Monday, February 28th, 2011

A woman traveling from the United Kingdom to Albuquerque, New Mexico, may have infected hundreds with the measles, according to United States Health officials. The Center for Disease Control confirms that the unvaccinated 27-year-old woman has been diagnosed with the virus, and that she was on several different airplane flights as she made her way ... read more »