Persons infected with the measles virus brought it to the US from Israel and Ukraine and passed it on to members of their communities, many of whom had not been vaccinated
A sign warns people of measles in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Williamsburg on April 10, 2019 in New York City. Persons infected with the virus brought it to the United States from Israel and Ukraine and passed it on to members of their communities, many of whom had not been vaccinated.A total of 555 cases of measles have been recorded in the United States since January 1, most of them in New York and Clark County in Washington state.
An outbreak in the state of Michigan – where 39 cases have been reported – has been traced to a single person, according to The Washington Post. "This kid was in a pocket of kids that weren't immunized by choice," said Scott Lindquist, epidemiologist for the Washington State Department of Health."What we know about this cluster is they all match each other," Lindquist said. "We did DNA fingerprinting, or genetic sequencing, essentially.
The number of cases in the United States are relatively few compared to other places but the second most since the turn of the century, when the disease was declared eliminated. In the United States, the outbreaks have mostly been confined to tight-knit communities where vaccination rates are lower than the national average of more than 90 percent.
"And that is what's slowed this outbreak down," he said. "Currently, we have not had a case in almost 42 days."
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