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Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases
Original: Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases, Becoming the Largest in the U.S. in 3 Decades
A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 cases, making it the largest in the United States in roughly three decades. Health officials are urging vaccination as the outbreak continues to spread, and the milestone is drawing national attention to falling immunization rates and renewed concerns about the return of a disease once considered eliminated in the country.
Why now: The outbreak has reached a record-setting scale not seen in the US in 30 years, raising public health alarm.
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- Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases, Becoming the Largest in the U.S. in 3 Decades · People.com
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