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...
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...
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...
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 mumps and measles cases continue to rise, Ohio House staffer infected with mumps
The vaccine preventable diseases of measles and mumps continue their spread in the Buckeye State, in fact, the later has made it’s way to the State House. Mumps virus/CDC Statewide, the number of measles cases 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 measles outbreak confirmed
In a follow up to a story earlier today about a possible measles outbreak in Central Ohio, health officials from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Knox County Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control More...
