Update: Measles—United States, January-July 2008

Sporadic importations of measles into the United States have occurred since the disease was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000. During January-July 2008, 131 measles cases were reported to CDC, compared with an average of 63 cases per year during 2000-2007. Here, details reporting th...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2008-11, Vol.300 (18), p.2111-2112
Main Authors: Grigg, MA, Brzezny, AL, Dawson, J, Rietberg, K, DeBolt, C, Linchangco, P, Smith, S, Jones, S, Vernon, M, Counard, C, Chugh, R, Nelson, S, Green, K, Petit, C, Vercillo, J, Cesario, S, Hunt, K, Conover, C, Daniels, J, McMahon, K, Redd, SB, Gallagher, KM, Armstrong, GL, Anderson, LJ, Seward, JF, Rota, PA, Rota, JS, Lowe, L, Bellini, WJ
Format: Article
Language:English
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Epidemics
Government agencies
Immunization
Measles
Public health
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Summary:Sporadic importations of measles into the United States have occurred since the disease was declared eliminated from the United States in 2000. During January-July 2008, 131 measles cases were reported to CDC, compared with an average of 63 cases per year during 2000-2007. Here, details reporting the latest updates of an earlier report on measles in the United States during 2008 and summarizing the two recent US outbreaks among unvaccinated school-aged children are provided. Among other things, a CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.300.18.2111