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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMeasles Cases Hit 18-Year High In Washington state
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-measles-cases-hit-18-year-high-in-washington-state-2014-10Incoming kindergartner Jeremy Conner, 5, reacts to a Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination (MMR).
(Reuters) - Washington state health officials reported on Thursday the highest number of measles cases since 1996 and urged residents to seek vaccinations against the preventable disease during the state's third outbreak of the virus this year.
Washington has been hit with 27 cases of measles so far in 2014, up from five last year, and more than were reported in the state during the past five years combined, said Kelly Stowe, spokeswoman for the Washington State Department of Health.
The outbreaks in Washington have coincided with a slight decline in the number of residents receiving a vaccination that also protects against mumps and rubella, Stowe said.
She said the state saw an epidemic of pertussis, or whooping cough, in 2012 that also coincided with a decline in the number of vaccinations being given out for that illness.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-measles-cases-hit-18-year-high-in-washington-state-2014-10#ixzz379dIBcLk
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Measles Cases Hit 18-Year High In Washington state (Original Post)
xchrom
Jul 2014
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davidpdx
(22,000 posts)1. Thanks anti-vaxxers!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)2. so you're saying we shouldn't take health advice from Playboy playmates?
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)3. Especially that one