The World Health Organization is warning about the rapid spread of measles around the world, noting a 79% increase from 2022, with more than 306,000 cases reported last year. In a news conference Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said it did not yet have an overview of measles deaths last year but expects increases in fatalities … Read more
Health officials are asking recent travelers out of two D.C. airports to proceed with caution after they may have potentially been exposed to measles. The Virginia Department of Health put out a news release Saturday saying it was aware of a person with a confirmed case of measles who recently traveled through Northern Virginia after returning from … Read more
If you were at Dulles International Airport or Reagan Washington National Airport early this month, you may have been exposed to someone with measles. A person who had measles after returning from international travel was in both airports on two dates, Virginia Department of Health officials said Saturday. The exposure is linked to two locations … Read more
Clay County Public Health Center says a confirmed case of measles reported Updated: 4:48 PM CST Jan 12, 2024 The Clay County Public Health Center has been notified of a confirmed case of measles.A Liberty, Missouri resident recently tested positive.The health center said Friday the individual was at Kansas City International Airport on Thursday, Jan. … Read more
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 90 percent of the children infected in last year’s measles outbreak in Ohio were unvaccinated. The report published Friday looked at the 85 total confirmed cases, all among children located in central Ohio, and found 94 percent of them did not … Read more