US measles total climbs to 1,001 cases
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 In a weekly update today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 66 more measles cases, pushing the national total to 1,001 and in just over 4 months keeps the nation on track to pass the 2019 total, which marked the nation’s worst year since the disease was declared to be eliminated in 2000. The steady rise in cases is fueled by multiple outbreaks, with two more reported this week. The CDC is tracking 14 outbreaks