But vaccination rates have since slipped below the 95% coverage rate needed to stop outbreaks. Large outbreaks in Venezuela and Brazil in 2018 and 2019 cost the region its elimination status. It was ...
Measles elimination status means a country has not experienced an uncontrollable spread of the virus for at least one year.
WASHINGTON — Measles cases continue to rise in the U.S., as the country confronts the highest number of virus cases in decades. Back in July, the U.S. confirmed the highest number of measles cases in ...
The number of counties reporting positive cases of measles expanded to 11 over the weekend and comes as the number of cases in the state continue to grow, according the Kansas Department of Health and ...
Only one person has newly tested positive for measles in South Carolina this week, but an Upstate outbreak could continue to ...