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US Sees 1st Measles Death In Decade: Here's What To Know, How To Avoid It
An unvaccinated child in Texas died from measles this week, marking the first US death from the highly contagious virus in nearly a decade.
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Unvaccinated Texas Child Dies In Measles Outbreak, 1st US Fatality In Years
An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, authorities said Wednesday, marking the first US fatality from the highly contagious virus in nearly a decade and sparking renewed fears of its resurgence.
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Measles Cases Force US To Suspend Afghan Refugee Flights
Flights bringing Afghan refugees to the United States have been suspended after four cases of measles were detected among recent arrivals, the White House said Friday.
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Donald Trump Tells Americans: Go Get Your Measles Vaccination
US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to protect themselves with the measles vaccination as the number of cases of the once-eradicated disease in the United States hit the highest levels since 2000.
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US Measles Outbreak Triggers Quarantine At 2 Los Angeles Universities
A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday.
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US Measles Cases Highest Since 2000 As Anti-Vaccine Movement Surges
The US recorded 695 cases of measles in 2019, the most of any year since the disease was declared eliminated at the turn of the century, officials said Wednesday, ahead of a campaign to reinforce the message that vaccines are safe.
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How Michigan's Patient Zero, A Traveler, Infected 39 People With Measles
Last month, a traveler raising money for charity in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, drove through the night to Detroit - his next fundraising stop. He felt sick en route and saw a doctor when he got there. But the doctor, who had never seen measles, misdiagnosed the man's fever and cough as bronchitis.
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He Got Vaccinated Against Parents' Wishes. Now He'll Address US Senate
Ethan Lindenberger began by questioning his parents' anti-vaccine stances and eventually got himself inoculated, a rebellion that caught the attention of the national media - and now Congress.
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WHO Declares Americas World's First Measles-Free Region
Measles has been eradicated from the Americas after decades of vaccination efforts, the world's first region to rid itself of the highly contagious disease, global health authorities said Tuesday.
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US Announces First Death From Measles in 12 years
Health authorities on Thursday announced the first US death from measles in 12 years, after an autopsy showed a woman's fatal pneumonia was caused by the contagious disease.
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India Reported 18,668 Cases of Measles in 2012: WHO
India reported 18,668 cases of measles in 2012, recording the second highest number in sub-Saharan Africa and the South East Asian region, according to WHO statistics.
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More Than 100 Cases of Measles Now Confirmed in US
More than 100 people in the United States have been confirmed as infected with measles including 91 in California, most of them linked to an outbreak that began at Disneyland in December, public health officials said on Friday.
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US Sees 1st Measles Death In Decade: Here's What To Know, How To Avoid It
An unvaccinated child in Texas died from measles this week, marking the first US death from the highly contagious virus in nearly a decade.
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Unvaccinated Texas Child Dies In Measles Outbreak, 1st US Fatality In Years
An unvaccinated child in Texas has died from measles, authorities said Wednesday, marking the first US fatality from the highly contagious virus in nearly a decade and sparking renewed fears of its resurgence.
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Measles Cases Force US To Suspend Afghan Refugee Flights
Flights bringing Afghan refugees to the United States have been suspended after four cases of measles were detected among recent arrivals, the White House said Friday.
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Donald Trump Tells Americans: Go Get Your Measles Vaccination
US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to protect themselves with the measles vaccination as the number of cases of the once-eradicated disease in the United States hit the highest levels since 2000.
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US Measles Outbreak Triggers Quarantine At 2 Los Angeles Universities
A nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday.
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US Measles Cases Highest Since 2000 As Anti-Vaccine Movement Surges
The US recorded 695 cases of measles in 2019, the most of any year since the disease was declared eliminated at the turn of the century, officials said Wednesday, ahead of a campaign to reinforce the message that vaccines are safe.
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How Michigan's Patient Zero, A Traveler, Infected 39 People With Measles
Last month, a traveler raising money for charity in Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, drove through the night to Detroit - his next fundraising stop. He felt sick en route and saw a doctor when he got there. But the doctor, who had never seen measles, misdiagnosed the man's fever and cough as bronchitis.
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He Got Vaccinated Against Parents' Wishes. Now He'll Address US Senate
Ethan Lindenberger began by questioning his parents' anti-vaccine stances and eventually got himself inoculated, a rebellion that caught the attention of the national media - and now Congress.
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WHO Declares Americas World's First Measles-Free Region
Measles has been eradicated from the Americas after decades of vaccination efforts, the world's first region to rid itself of the highly contagious disease, global health authorities said Tuesday.
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US Announces First Death From Measles in 12 years
Health authorities on Thursday announced the first US death from measles in 12 years, after an autopsy showed a woman's fatal pneumonia was caused by the contagious disease.
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India Reported 18,668 Cases of Measles in 2012: WHO
India reported 18,668 cases of measles in 2012, recording the second highest number in sub-Saharan Africa and the South East Asian region, according to WHO statistics.
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More Than 100 Cases of Measles Now Confirmed in US
More than 100 people in the United States have been confirmed as infected with measles including 91 in California, most of them linked to an outbreak that began at Disneyland in December, public health officials said on Friday.
