Colorado Reports 1st Case Since 2023
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This marks Colorado's first measles case of 2024, adding to approximately 500 cases nationwide.
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Colorado had the nation’s sixth-lowest rate of MMR vaccine coverage for kindergarteners in the 2023-24 school year, with an estimated only 88.3% of kindergarten students vaccinated, according to fede...
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Texas measles outbreak hits 422 cases
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Almost all of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or in individuals whose vaccination status is unknown, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
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Separately, New Mexico reported four additional measles cases from its report on March 28, taking the total number to 48 in the state, its health department said.
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The first measles case in more than a decade has been confirmed in Kent County, officials announced. This is the first confirmed case of measles since 2013 and Michigan’s second case this year — the first was reported in Oakland County.
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed three additional measles cases in Middle Tennessee on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the region reported its first case. One of the new cases confirmed Tuesday is related to Tennessee's first confirmed case on March 21. No additional details are available about Tennessee’s positive cases.
The health department says this is Kent County's first confirmed measles case since 2013, and Michigan's second case this year.
The Texas health department reported 422 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase from 400 in its previous count on March 28.
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These numbers are just a slight increase from last week, when the OSDH reported seven confirmed measles cases and two probable cases.