U.S. measles outbreak spreads to Idaho, Virginia
June 11, 2019
12:45 am
The United Statesβ worst measles outbreak in a quarter-century spread to Idaho and Virginia last week as public health authorities on Monday reported 41 new cases of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease.
The U.S. has recorded 1,022 cases of the diseases this year as of June 6, in an outbreak blamed on misinformation about vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The 2019 outbreak, which has reached 28 states, is the worst since 1992, when 2,126 cases were recorded.
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