The CDC reported this week that measles cases in the U.S. have reached the highest number since the disease was declared eliminated in 2000.
On Monday, officials in Clark County in southwestern Washington state are expected to declare the measles outbreak there over, NBC News has confirmed. It has been 42 days since the last confirmed measles case in the county, and public health officials are not currently investigating any suspected infections.Since January, there have been 73 confirmed cases in, mostly children under 10. The incubation period for the highly contagious respiratory disease is seven to 21 days.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported this week that measles cases in the U.S. have reached theClark County, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, had been the epicenter of measles in Washington state and most of the patients had not received their mumps, measles and rubella shots. As the number of cases rose earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington declared a
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