It's been fifty years since the United States approved a vaccine to prevent measles — and more than a decade since the disease was declared eliminated in the country. But now, the rate of measles is once again on the rise: a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has concluded that 2013 saw measles infections increase to three times the typical number.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/5/5179204/measles-cases-spiked-in-2013-us-health-experts-warn
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