At least 588 US measles cases reported in January: CDC

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

At least 588 measles cases have been confirmed so far this year across the U.S., according to updated data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This means the U.S. has seen more cases in about one month than is typically recorded in an entire year.

Only nine other years, including last year, have had higher case counts since measles was declared eliminated in 2000.

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Almost all cases are tied to ongoing outbreaks in pockets of undervaccinated or unvaccinated communities. Just three measles cases were reported among international travelers so far this year, according to CDC data.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/588-us-measles-cases-reported-january-cdc/story?id=129699078

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And how many more cases are we not hearing about?

[Jilly_in_VA]

1. Largest outbreak is in SC

I read that yesterday, but I forget where now. It's bigger than the one in TX.

[SheltieLover]

2. I read it's the largest outbreak since US declared measles dead

I'm sure all the magats in SC are proud of themselves.

[Scrivener7]

3. I'm old enough to remember when measles was eradicated.

I think we lived through the United States's golden age, kids. Heights in health and longevity, steadily increasing rights for women and non-white people, steady increases in the distribution of comfortable income and wealth.

We had all of that.

And in just a few short years, we've lost it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Parents who do NOT vaccinate are idiots