measles

The number of U.S. measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018, health officials say.

Some parents who had resisted having their children vaccinated reluctantly brought them in for a measles shot Wednesday as a state of emergency took effect in a county in New York City's northern suburbs.

A county in New York City's northern suburbs declared a state of emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak that has infected more than 150 people since last fall, hoping a ban against unvaccinated children in public places wakes their parents to the seriousness of the problem.

Health officials in a western New York county say they have confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated toddler.

New York officials have confirmed 68 cases of measles in one county, making it the largest outbreak in the state in decades.

The Broome County Health Department is responding to reports of a person with measles potentially exposing others to the disease at locations in New York State.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A measles outbreak whose spread originated at Disneyland has grown to 95 cases.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A measles outbreak that originated in Disneyland has climbed to 78 cases as the virus continues to spread.

The so-called "anti-vaccination" movement is causing a destructive rise in the frequency of certain diseases, like measles, that the U.S. had all but eradicated.

Thought to be eliminated in the US since 2000, the number of measles cases spiked last year to 222, the highest number in 15 years. Not surprisingly, the majority of those affected did not receive the measles vaccine, said a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.