Measles -- United States
As of Wed [3 May 2017], 34 measles cases were confirmed in Minnesota. It's the largest outbreak in the state since 1990, when 460 people contracted measles and three died. Nearly everyone infected is unvaccinated, and all but a few are of Somali descent. So far, 11 children have been hospitalized.
The source of the outbreak is unknown, said Ehresmann. But since measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, outbreaks in the US are typically caused when international travelers
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2pRbQRn
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