US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’

Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease ...
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The anti–public health agenda and the resurgence of measles in America

The measles outbreak in South Carolina exposes the social and political roots of vaccine refusal and the broader assault on public health institutions in the United States.
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First measles death reported in Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people

A person who was hospitalized with measles has died in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center spokesperson Melissa ...
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If Texas measles outbreak is still spreading, U.S. could lose measles-free status, scientists say

One study estimates that an outbreak the size of the one in West Texas earlier this year costs about $12.6 million.