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When Herd Immunity Fails: How Falling Vaccination Rates Endanger Vulnerable Children
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When Herd Immunity Fails: How Falling Vaccination Rates Endanger Vulnerable Children
17 days ago
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Sharon Nachman, MD(+1 more)
When to Challenge Vaccine Messaging
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When to Challenge Vaccine Messaging
7 months ago
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Kevin Kunzmann
The Human and Healthcare Costs When People Opt Out of the MMR Vaccine
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The Human and Healthcare Costs When People Opt Out of the MMR Vaccine
7 months ago
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Kevin Kunzmann
SSPE: A Scary Complication of Measles
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SSPE: A Scary Complication of Measles
8 months ago
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Patricia A Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP(+1 more)
The Transmissibility of Measles
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The Transmissibility of Measles
8 months ago
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Patricia A Stinchfield, RN, MS, CPNP(+1 more)
The Health Beat: Physician Frustration With CDC Measles Response
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The Health Beat: Physician Frustration With CDC Measles Response
8 months ago
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Paul Offit, MD(+1 more)
The Health Beat: Experts Confidence in CDC Measles Reports
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The Health Beat: Experts Confidence in CDC Measles Reports
8 months ago
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Kevin Kunzmann(+1 more)
Paul Offit short
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The Limited CDC Response to the Measles Outbreak
8 months ago
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Paul Offit, MD(+1 more)
Paul Offit short
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When Will Enough Be Enough to Address Measles?
8 months ago
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Paul Offit, MD(+1 more)
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Challenges of Acquiring Phage Therapy
a year ago
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Ashlan Kunz Coyne, PharmD, MPH(+1 more)

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The latest CDC numbers show a 5.4% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This year has already become the worst for the number of measles cases in the US since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000. With the start of respiratory virus season, case numbers are expected to continue to increase significantly.

The latest CDC numbers show a 5.37% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. In Pennsylvania, the fourth measles-related death was reported in 2026. Additionally, the CDC has made a change in the way it will report deaths.

FAQ: Congenital Measles

Congenital measles is a serious infection that can occur when a pregnant woman contracts measles near delivery and transmits the virus across the placenta to her newborn. Here is more information around this rare form of the disease.

The latest CDC numbers show only a 0.40% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This continues a downward trend in the percentage of cases from last week where there was only a 2.57% increase.

The latest CDC numbers show a 2.57% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is a significant decrease in the percentage of cases from last week where there was a 6.1% increase.

The latest CDC numbers show a 6.1% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is a slight increase in the percentage of cases from last week where there was a 5.92% increase.

The latest CDC numbers show a 5.92% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is a decrease in the percentage of cases from last week where there was a 9.18% increase.

The latest CDC numbers show a 9.18% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is an increase in the number of cases from last week where there was a 6.3% increase.

The latest CDC numbers show a 6.3% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is a decrease in the number of cases from last week where there was a 12.76% increase.

The latest CDC numbers show a 12.76% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is a slight decrease in the number of cases from last week where there was a 15.7% increase. The data also shows outbreaks in 3 new states.

The latest CDC numbers show a 15.7% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. This is another large jump in cases, especially from last week where there was a 7.8% increase. The data also shows further outbreak spread across more states.

The latest CDC numbers show a 7.9% increase of measles cases from week-to-week. While the number of new measles cases are down from the previous week, there are more states and outbreaks circulating throughout the US.