US Measles Cases Rise to 416, Spread to Five More States (1)

Measles is surging across the US with five new states reporting cases this week, including California, Minnesota and Washington.

Idaho and Kentucky are the other two states with new cases, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This follows reports of measles earlier this month in nine states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.

South Carolina, which is the largest outbreak, reported 700 total cases on Friday, up from 54 since Jan. 20, a tally that tracks the number of cases reported since the epidemic began in October. ...