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Michigan reports first confirmed outbreak of measles since 2019
Montcalm County has confirmed three cases at this time, the Michigan health department said, which brings the total cases in the state to seven.
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Reuters - Thu, 17, Apr 2025
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A view shows MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. February 27, 2025. / REUTERS/Annie Rice/File Photo
The Michigan health department confirmed a measles outbreak in Montcalm County on Apr. 17, marking the first such occurrence in the state since 2019.
Montcalm County has confirmed three cases at this time, the Michigan health department said, which brings the total cases in the state to seven as of Apr. 17.
The department emphasized the importance of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, which offers 97 percent protection against the highly contagious disease.
Meanwhile in Texas, the health department reported 561 cases of measles in the state on Apr. 15, an increase of 20 from Apr. 11, as the U.S. government said it was sending seven people to the state to help battle the outbreak of the childhood disease.
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Cases in Gaines County, the center of the outbreak, rose to 364 from 355 reported on Apr. 18, the Texas Department of State Health Services said.
Dr. David Sugerman, from the Division of Viral Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Apr. 15 gave a rare update on the U.S. measles outbreak and response during a meeting of a panel of experts who advise the CDC.
He said the response was being hindered by the cancellation of about $11 billion in federal grants to states that were allocated during the COVID-19 pandemic, which were being used to track, prevent and control infectious diseases, including measles and bird flu.
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