The City of Columbus Public health Department reports since the beginning of November, 73 confirmed measles cases have been recorded in Central Ohio through December 12. Of the total, 67 cases were unvaccinated (91%), while four cases were partially vaccinated (1 dose of the MMR vaccine) and two cases haveContinue Reading
Flights of Afghan refugees to the US were paused Friday after four cases of measles were discovered among Afghans who had recently arrived in the country. The White House said the halt was recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the four measles cases were diagnosed. NEWS TALKContinue Reading
Officials with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County (DOH-Hillsborough) report investigating a confirmed measles case in an individual with recent overseas travel. The patient, an adult male, reported travel to South America in recent weeks. Healthcare providers, including hospital emergency departments, have been asked to have a heightenedContinue Reading
Take one student with measles and plunk him or her down in an area where measles vaccination rates have dropped 10 percent overall. What would happen? It’s a question Dr. Karen Liller, a USF COPH professor of community and family health, posed to Dr. Mark Roberts, a professor and chair at the University ofContinue Reading
Measles has been a major topic in the media of late as the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 764 individual confirmed cases of measles in 23 states through May 3. This is the greatest number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994 and since measlesContinue Reading
With the increase in measles cases across the US, the Florida Department of Health in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, and Sarasota counties are urging Floridians and visitors who have not been immunized to get vaccinated. Measles cases top 700, Agency heads reinforce confidence in vaccines Although measlesContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOHPinellas) is investigating a measles case in a 72-year-old male with international travel to Asia. Anyone older than 12 months of age should receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine for protection. Vaccines are provided at no cost at DOH-Pinellas clinics toContinue Reading
Sarasota County, FL health officials are reporting four children in the county have been diagnosed with measles. According to the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, the children have “close contact to each other” and none of them were vaccinated against the disease. “We will continue to investigate,” DOH-Sarasota Health OfficerContinue Reading
