South Carolina’s measles cases are propelling the US’s outbreak into a second year, which threatens to end the nation’s claim to have eliminated the disease.
South Carolina reported 88 new confirmed cases on Tuesday, bringing the total to 646 since the outbreak started in October.
The latest numbers come on the one-year anniversary of the start of a Texas measles outbreak that infected more than 750 people, killed two unvaccinated children and helped drive US cases to a
On Jan. 16, the Pan American Health Organization’s subcommittee on evaluating measles elimination status scheduled an emergency meeting in ...