An electron micrograph of the measles virus. Credit: CDC/ Courtesy of Cynthia S. Goldsmith Measles infections soared by a fifth last year to over 10 million cases globally, revealing alarming gaps in vaccine coverage, a study showed Thursday. ADVERTISING Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million measles cases in 2023, according to a joint publication by the...
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US measles cases are already triple those of last year
July 29, 2024 by Robin Foster With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year has already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report. A total of 188 cases have been confirmed in 26 states and Washington, D.C.,...
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Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO
Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHESThe World Health Organization voiced alarm Tuesday at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year—a 79-percent increase from 2022. “We in the measles world are extremely concerned,” said Natasha Crowcroft, a WHO technical adviser on...
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Measles infections pose far more risks than most realize, including a fatal neurological complication
Liz Szabo Erica Finkelstein-Parker planned her daughter’s 8th birthday party with love. Because Emmalee adored airplanes, Finkelstein-Parker chose the theme “Flying High with Emmalee.” Finkelstein-Parker filled nearly two dozen brightly colored goody bags for Emmalee’s friends — one for every child in her class, so no one would feel left out. Months later, the treat...
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The US eliminated measles in 2000: Why is it back now?
by Angela Roberts, The Baltimore Sun Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers to be “on alert” for patients with symptoms of measles—a virus declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000—after nearly two dozen cases have been reported across the country in the past month. Between Dec....
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Why are measles cases popping up across the United States? Here’s what to know about the highly contagious virus
By Amanda Musa and Carma Hassan, CNN About 92% of US children have been vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella by age 2, according to the CDC – below the federal target of 95%.George Frey/Getty ImagesCNNNearly a dozen cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Georgia in recent weeks, according to local...
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Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
by Mayo Clinic Illustration of the virus which causes measles. Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease. New cases of this disease, which is a complication of the measles virus, may...
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Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say
A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is seen in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Friday, May 17, 2019. The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 that measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year. The number of cases also rose by...
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Measles was once seen as a childhood disease. Increasingly, adults are susceptible, too
By Helen Branswell Aug. 2, 2023 MIKE REDDY FOR STAT Simon Matthews made three trips this spring to the emergency room of his local hospital in Eastbourne, on England’s southeast coast, before doctors managed to figure out what was making him so ill. He had a fever of 104 Fahrenheit, uncommonly high for an adult....
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Measles: activation of two different innate immune responses spotted
INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO IMAGE: RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE DESCRIBE A NOVEL FEATURE OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CERTAIN VIRUSES SUCH AS MEASLES CREDIT: INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from The University of Tokyo Institute of Industrial Science...
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