Two new reports examining recent US measles outbreaks highlight the challenges of containing the spread of the disease in ...
Tuesday marks one year since a measles outbreak started in West Texas, and there have been new cases in the United States each week since. Texas reported more than 760 cases — and the deaths of two ...
Opinion

Measles Outbreak

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world. Last year, an outbreak that started in Gaines County led to more than 760 cases and claimed the lives of two children. A leading U.S. health ...
For years, anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his zealous followers have downplayed measles as “just a rash” and falsely claimed that “Measles outbreaks have been fabricated to ...
Mexico’s ongoing measles outbreak offers a case study of what can happen when a country’s vaccine coverage slips. The disease was first identified in the 9-year-old’s neighborhood, in a secluded ...
Mexico’s ongoing measles outbreak offers a case study of what can happen when a country’s vaccine coverage slips. The disease was first identified in the 9-year-old’s neighborhood, in a secluded ...