Since January 2008, there have been 64 cases of measles reported in nine states in the U.S. That may seem like a small number, but it's actually the highest number for the same period of time since 2001. Currently outbreaks are still going on in Arizona, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin.
63 of the 64 people infected were either unvaccinated or they did not have any record of being vaccinated.
13 of the 64 were children under one year of age, who were too young to be vaccinated.
14 of the 64 (21.9%) people have been hospitalized due to their illness.
Most of these cases were due to exposures outside the United States. Switzerland, Israel, India, Belgium, and China are the countries where these people contracted their illness and then returned to the U.S. infected.
The Centers for Disease Control is currently recommending that babies from 6-11 months of age who are traveling abroad should get one dose of the MMR vaccine before their trip. The standard first dose for all children is at 12-15 months of age.
Since January 2008, there have been 64 cases of measles reported in nine states in the U.S. That may seem like a small number, but it's actually the highest number for the same period of time since 2001. Currently outbreaks are still going on in Arizona, Michigan, New York, and Wisconsin.
63 of the 64 people infected were either unvaccinated or they did not have any record of being vaccinated.
13 of the 64 were children under one year of age, who were too young to be vaccinated.
14 of the 64 (21.9%) people have been hospitalized due to their illness.
Most of these cases were due to exposures outside the United States. Switzerland, Israel, India, Belgium, and China are the countries where these people contracted their illness and then returned to the U.S. infected.
The Centers for Disease Control is currently recommending that babies from 6-11 months of age who are traveling abroad should get one dose of the MMR vaccine before their trip. The standard first dose for all children is at 12-15 months of age.