Measles trending toward worst year in decades, warns Michigan’s top doc

What parents need to know about the measles vaccine

Jan Sonnenmair // Getty Images What parents need to know about the measles vaccine A measles outbreak involving hundreds of people across the country has put a spotlight on the role of vaccines in treating preventable diseases—especially as childhood vaccination rates have declined for several years. A school-aged child who was not vaccinated and had no known underlying conditions died from the outbreak, according to Texas health officials. Pare…

Measles trending toward worst year in decades, warns Michigan’s top doc

If the U.S. measles outbreak is a wildfire, Michigan is watching anxiously to see if sporadic embers land in particularly vulnerable communities.

Montana has a measles outbreak with its first cases in 35 years. Here’s what you should know

Montana is the ninth U.S. state to have an active measles outbreak. Read more...

Montana has a measles outbreak with its first cases in 35 years. Here's what you should know

Montana is the ninth U.S. state with a measles outbreak. The U.S. has 800 measles cases as of Friday. Texas is up to nearly 600 of those cases. Two children and an adult have died from measles-related illnesses. Indiana, Kansas,…

Montana has a measles outbreak with its first cases in 35 years

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Montana is the ninth U.S. state to have an active measles outbreak. The U.S. was up to 800 cases of measles nationwide on Friday. Texas is driving the high numbers, with an outbreak centered in West Texas that started nearly three months ago and is up to 597 cases. Two unvaccinated elementary school-aged children died from measles-related illnesses near the epicenter in Texas, and an adult in New Mexico who was n…

Measles outbreak spreads to 9th state: What to know

The confirmed cases of measles are the first Montana has had in 35 years.