The US measles accounted for 700 people on Friday and captured it a week. Indiana We have joined five different states with active onset. Texas Another 60 cases and a The third measles related to measles has been revealed.
Ministry of Health, Minister of Health F. Kennedy JR. At the Television Cabinet Meeting on Thursday that the measles was broken nationwide, but the virus relocated the team to West Texas at the US disease control and prevention center.
The health and human service minister of Robert F. Kennedy JR. arrive at Reinlander Mennonite Church on Sunday, April 6, 2025 after the second measles died in Seminole in Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
The United States has more than twice the number Measles case It was seen in 2024 and Texas reports the majority to 541.
Texas is included in Two elementary school students who were not vaccinated A person who died of measles related to measles Texas ruralKennedy visited the Sunday community. The third person who died New Mexican adult A person who has not been vaccinated.
Another state with active onset -Definition in more than three cases -New Mexico, Indiana, KansasOolah and Oklahola.
Multinational onset confirms the fear and spreads that it will be suspended in other American communities with low vaccination rates of health experts. It can stretch for a year. The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed the case. Mexico It is related to the occurrence of Texas.
measles The infectious virus is in the air and is easily spread when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It can be prevented by vaccines and has been removed from the United States since 2000.
Here you are here You need to know about measles in the United States
How many measles are there in Texas and New Mexico?
Texas’s outbreak began in late January. State health officials said there are 36 new measles cases since Friday Tuesday. 541 over 22 counties Most of them in Texas West. A total of 56 Texas were hospitalized throughout the outbreak.
Among the confirmed cases, the state health authorities estimated that about 5%of Friday were actively contagious.
Gainz County, with 65 %of the Texas cases, has been spreading to a close -up knit and Mino Knight community with viruses. County has recorded 355 cases since the end of January.
According to Kennedy, last week’s death in Texas was an eight -year -old child. Texas’s health officials said the child did not have a fundamental health and died of “the child’s intention to describe the failure of measles.” no way The child died of measles in Texas At the end of February -Kennedy said he was 6 years old.
New Mexico has announced two new cases on Friday, raising the state to 58. The state health authorities said the incident was related to Texas’s onset based on genetic testing. Most of them are in LEA County, two are hospitalized, two are in Eddy County, and one is in Chaves County.
New Mexico reported for the first time Adults’ measles related to measles March 6.
How many cases are there in Kansas?
Kansas The health authorities have announced that there are 32 cases in eight counties in the southwest of Wednesday. The two counties, Finney and Ford, are new and major population centers on the new list. HASKELL COUNTY has eight cases, Stevens County 7, Kiowa County 6, and the rest are 5 or small.
A spokesman for the state health department said on March 13 that the first report of the state confirmed by Stevens County is related to the occurrence of Texas and New Mexico based on genetic tests. But health officials did not decide how the person was exposed.
How many cases are there in Oklahoma?
The case of Oklahoma has increased to 12 on Friday, 2 points. The first two examples were “associated” with West Texas and New Mexico.
One week’s health spokesman said that measles were confirmed in Tulsa and Rogers County, but it would not be revealed what County had.
How many cases are there in Ohio?
The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Health, confirmed 20 measles in the state as of Thursday.
Ohio spokesman told the Associated Press. According to the County Health Bureau’s press release, the Knox County of East -West West Oio is infected with 14 people, but seven of them do not live in Ohio. In 2022, when measles occurred in central Ohio, 85 became sick.
The onset of Ashtabula County began as an adult who was not vaccinated with an internationally traveled person.
How many cases are there in Indiana?
Indiana has confirmed six connected measles in Alan County in the northeastern state.
Allen County Health DepartMent said this event was not related to other on Wednesday. The first case was confirmed on Monday.
Where is measles in the United States?
Measles were also reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Road Island, Tennessy, Vermont, and Washington.
The US disease control and prevention center define the occurrence as three or more related cases. The agency is calculated 7 clusters As of Friday, you are qualified in 2025.
In the United States, cases and occurrences are often tracked. Overseas. Then it can be spread, especially in a community with low vaccination rates. In 2019, the United States saw 1,274 cases and almost lost the state of removing measles. By 2025, the number of CDCs is 712.
Do you need an MMR booster?
The best way to avoid measles is Measles, epidemic, subcontinitis and rubella (MMR) Vaccine. The first shot is recommended for children between 12 and 15 months and children between 4 and 6 years old.
Scott Weaver of the International Virus Network, the International Union, said that people with a high risk of infection a few years ago would want to consider getting boosters if they lived in an area where the onset occurred. This can include a family who lives with people with measles, or a fundamental medical condition that can include a particularly vulnerable family in respiratory diseases.
The CDC said that adults with “estimated evidence of immunity” are generally not required for measles, CDC said. The standard includes a document born before 1957, when written documents for proper vaccination in the early days of life, laboratory confirmation of past infections, or most people may be infected naturally.
The doctor can order a measles of antibodies by ordering a laboratory test called MMR, but it is not always recommended for experts, and the health insurance plan may not be dealt with.
According to the CDC, getting another MMR shot is harmless if there is a concern about weakened immunity.
Those who hold a living measles vaccine in the 1960s do not need to be reviewed, but before 1968, those who were vaccinated by “murdered” viruses should be spacious at least one dose, the agency said. This includes people who don’t know what type they have.
What is the symptoms of measles?
Measles first infect the respiratory tract, then spread throughout the body, causing high fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and water and rashes.
The rash is usually started with a flat red spot on the face 3-5 days after the first symptoms, and then spreads down the neck, trunk, arms, legs and feet. According to the CDC, when the rash appears, the heat of more than 104 degrees can be spike.
Most children recover from measles, but infection Dangerous complications Pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death.
How can we treat measles?
There is no specific treatment for measles, so doctors usually try to relieve symptoms, prevent complications, and keep patients comfortable.
Why is the vaccination rate important?
In the community with high vaccination rates (more than 95%), diseases such as measles are difficult to spread through the community. This is called “immunity.”
However, since infectious diseases and more parents insist on religious or personal conscience exemptions to exempt their children from the essential shooting, the vaccination rate has been reduced.
The United States saw Increased measles in 2024Including the outbreak of Chicago I have a bottle of 60 or more.
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AP science writer Laura UNGAR has contributed to this report.
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