Election 2020: Marianne Williamson apologizes for her anti-vaxxer remarks, calling them ‘draconian’ ‘Orwellian
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is quickly backpeddling her remarks on vaccination mandates, calling them “draconian” and “Orwellian.” “To me, it’s no different More...
Ireland: Four measles cases confirmed in Limerick City in past month
A measles outbreak in Limerick City is being reported by Ireland health officials. Since Jan. 3, four confirmed measles cases have been reported, which constitutes an outbreak. Image/CIA Health officials have put More...
Measles strikes nine members of Israel Defense Forces
The very contagious viral disease, measles, was contracted by nine members of the Israel Defense Forces, according to a Jerusalem Post report today. Measles rashImage/CDC Apparently, one case (the index case) contracted More...
Somalia measles outbreak prompts mass public health campaign
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN migration agency announced, along with support with the Government of Japan, launched a mass public health campaign to contain an ongoing measles outbreak More...
Sydney: Two additional measles cases reported
NSW Health is urging people to watch for symptoms of measles after another two adults contracted the highly contagious disease in Sydney following a case reported earlier this month. The three cases reported in More...
Romania measles outbreak grows, officials lower age to give vaccine
The measles outbreak in Romania has more than doubled since late October, according to Romania’s Ministry of Health. The outbreak tally has grown to 1,725, up from about 800 a month and a half ago. Measles More...
Mississippi officials monitor residents exposed to measles in Memphis area
In the past month, health officials in Shelby County, Tennessee reported six confirmed measles cases in the Memphis area. Measles rashImage/CDC Now Mississippi health officials report monitoring four unimmunized More...
Philippines measles 2015: Cases and deaths way down compared to 2014
The measles outbreak in the Philippines made world headlines last year many times, especially for imported measles outbreak in Western countries like the US and Canada linked to travelers from the archipelago. Measles More...
Kansas measles cases rise to 11 after two new cases are reported in Sedgwick County
Just days after the Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) reported four cases of measles, mostly in employees of Sal’s Japanese Steakhouse in Wichita, KS, health authorities have announced two additional More...
Patrons of Abilene restaurant may have been exposed to measles: Health officials
Local health officials have recently confirmed two related cases of measles, a highly contagious respiratory illness spread by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing. Measles is not spread More...
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...
Seattle-area measles outbreak being investigated
Local public health officials are investigating eight confirmed cases of measles among members of the same extended family in south King County, and a single suspected case in Pierce County. These cases are linked More...
Ohio mumps cases in 2014 exceed US 2013 total
The mumps outbreak in Central Ohio has reached a total 439 cases since the first cases were reported at the Ohio State University in early March. This total exceeds the total number of mumps cases reported in the More...
Ohio measles outbreak closes in on 300 cases
The number of measles cases reported in Ohio has risen by another dozen in one day, bringing the total close to 300 cases. The Ohio Department of Health is reporting 298 cases in the Buckeye State, exceedingly More...
Kansas officials report two measles cases
PRESS RELEASE Olathe, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment (JCDHE) have confirmed two cases of measles in Johnson County, Kan. 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...
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 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...
Tennessee health officials investigate five measles cases
The Tennessee Department of Health is now investigating five cases of measles in Madison, Shelby, Gibson, Hamilton and Hardeman counties. People in additional counties may have been exposed to measles due to some More...
