Vaccine-preventable diseases and the resurgence in the US
Measles, mumps and pertussis–three vaccine-preventable diseases that are making news in the United States in 2014 with a resurgence in cases being seen locally in some cases, while nationally in others. As More...
CDC issues travel notice for Vietnam due to measles outbreak
Because of the measles outbreak in Vietnam in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice today for people headed to the southeast Asian country. Image/CIA According to the More...
Ohio mumps outbreak tops 400, measles outbreak goes over 200
The number of mumps cases reported in Central Ohio has reached 404 cases as of today, according to a Columbus Public Health (CPH) press release Monday. 220 of the vases are linked to the Ohio State University outbreak More...
Philippines measles outbreak tops 40,000, prompts warnings in the US, Australia
The number of measles cases in the Philippines continues to rise according to data from the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WHO-WPR) and countries like the United States and Australia warn the More...
Measles in the US: 288 cases reported so far this year, most cases in two decades
PRESS RELEASE Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1 and May 23, 2014. This is the largest number More...
Ohio measles cases nearly double in past week, 155 reported
The measles outbreak that began in Knox County, Ohio with unvaccinated Amish travelers to the Philippines has hit 155 cases, nearly doubling during the past week, according to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Last More...
Ohio measles and mumps outbreaks continues to rise
In an update on the outbreaks of two vaccine preventable diseases in Ohio, health officials released numbers to show that both the measles and mumps outbreaks continue to grow. According to a Friday Columbus Public More...
Ohio accounts for 40 percent of measles cases nationwide
With 187 measles cases reported from Jan. 1 to May 9 this year, the United States is on the way to record the most cases of the viral, vaccine-preventable disease since measles elimination was documented in 2000, More...
Ohio measles outbreak now at 26 cases, three quarter of cases from Knox County
The number of confirmed measles cases in Ohio has increased by a dozen since last reported Friday, with the total cases in Ohio now stands at 26, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Measles virusImage/CDC Knox More...
Ohio reports suspected measles outbreak, additional vaccine clinics opened
The Buckeye State, particularly Central Ohio, is not only battling a mumps outbreak, which as of Thursday totaled 273 cases, now health officials are reporting a suspected measles outbreak in Knox County in Central More...
Update on Philippines measles situation
In a follow up to a report last month, the number of cases of measles reported in the Philippines has jumped to 21,336 confirmed and suspected cases from Jan. 1 to Mar. 20, 2014, according to the latest World Health More...
Singapore reports two dozen measles cases in travelers to the Philippines
The Singapore Ministry of Health issued an measles advisory Friday noting that 23 of the 72 measles cases reported this year were in people who traveled to the Philippines. The Philippines are experiencing a serious More...
South Korea CDC issues travel advisory for the Philippines due to measles outbreak
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory for travelers to the Philippines today in response to the measles outbreak in the Southeast Asian country, according to an Arirang report today. The More...
Guam reports measles case in a child who traveled to the Philippines
The Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services (DPHSS) reported Friday a confirmed case of measles in a four-year-old child. According to health authorities, the child has no history and/or documentation More...
Australia, South Korea among W. Pacific countries declared measles-free
With outbreaks of measles raging in areas of the Pacific–the Philippines and Vietnam to name a couple, the World Health Organization in the Western Pacific Region announced this week that four countries were More...
Philippines reports thousands of measles cases in first 45 days of 2014
Measles in the Philippines has been a topic in several countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States ) as travelers returning from travel to the Philippines have been More...
California sees a 10-fold increase in measles, influenza deaths continue to mount
The Golden State has reported 32 confirmed cases of the viral disease, measles, to date, representing a ten-fold increase from the same time period in 2013 when they recorded three cases, according to The California More...
Philippines: Measles outbreak declared in Cavite
Health officials in the province of Cavite have declared a measles outbreak in two dozen cities and municipalities after surveillance data revealed hundreds of cases, according to a Tempo report Sunday. The report More...
New Zealand: Auckland measles outbreak at 58
Two passengers onboard an Air New Zealand flight from Brisbane to Auckland are the latest confirmed measles cases in the current outbreak, according to the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) More...
CDC issues travel notice for the Philippines due to measles outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice today for travelers to the Philippines in light of the measles outbreak on the archipelago. Image/CIA The CDC notes that the Department More...
