measles outbreak

Three more people in a Chicago migrant shelter have been confirmed to have the measles, bringing the total number of cases in the city to five since the year began.  The Chicago Department of Public Health disclosed on Monday that two…

A measles outbreak has struck a Florida elementary school, marking the latest in a series of flare-ups across nearly a dozen states in the United States. This resurgence comes as health officials continue to sound the alarm about increasing…

In response to a recent measles outbreak in Philadelphia, a group of doctors known as The Black Doctors Consortium is taking proactive measures by offering free measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines to the community.  The city has…

Around 20,000 people who attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky last month may have been exposed to measles, and under-vaccinated attendees should be quarantined and monitored for 21 days, according to a Health Alert Network…

Concerns about the measles epidemic in Ohio and how a drop in childhood immunization rates may be causing new outbreaks are being raised. According to Columbus Public Health, as of Friday, eighty-five instances had been reported…