Press Play with Madeleine Brand
United States is set to break the record of reported measles cases
The U.S. is on pace to break the record for the most measles cases in a year since the disease was eradicated two decades ago. Health officials are reporting 555 cases so far this year.
The U.S. is on pace to break the record for the most measles cases in a year since the disease was eradicated two decades ago. Health officials are reporting 555 cases so far this year. And officials have identified a patient zero for one of the major outbreaks. Last November a man flew from Israel to Brooklyn, which was in midst of a measles epidemic. From there, he traveled to Michigan, visiting ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities and unknowingly bringing the virus with him. He stayed in private homes, stopped by multiple synagogues and ultimately infected 39 people in the Detroit area.
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