New U.S. Measles Cases Break 25-Year-Old Record, Health Officials Say
CDC officials warned that if the current rate of outbreaks continues, the virus may lose its status as eliminated in the U.S.
The number of new measles cases in the United States so far this year has hit 971, exceeding a record established 25 years ago that covered a whole year of new measles cases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday.
The federal figures show that most of the among unvaccinated children in Orthodox Jewish communities.
