US measles case count climbs slightly to 1,046 cases, while Indiana’s outbreak ends

The U S saw a small increase in measles cases last week an indicator that outbreaks are slowing down though exposures at a busy airport in Colorado and a Shakira concert in New Jersey are keeping population soundness experts on their toes The Centers for Affection Control and Prevention noted Friday that there are approved measles cases up from last week Texas where the nation s biggest outbreak raged during the late winter and spring informed one additional occurrence on Tuesday for a total of There are three other major outbreaks in North America One in Ontario Canada has resulted in cases from mid-October through May an increase of cases in a week Another in Alberta Canada has sickened as of Thursday And the Mexican state of Chihuahua had measles cases and three deaths as of Friday according to evidence from the state healthcare ministry Since the outbreak in the southwest U S began two elementary school-aged children in the epicenter in West Texas and an adult in New Mexico have died of measles All were unvaccinated But that outbreak which affects Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma appeared to be leveling off last week U S Centers for Illness Control and Prevention development manager Dr Manisha Patel disclosed on May But she noted that it s still advance season and there is a lot of global measles activity right now Other states with current outbreaks which the CDC defines as three or more related cases include Kansas Michigan Montana North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania and Tennessee Indiana s outbreak was declared over this week Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes sneezes or coughs It is preventable through vaccines and has been considered eliminated from the U S since Here s what else you need to know about measles in the U S How a great number of measles cases are there in Texas There are a total of cases across counties the majority of them in West Texas state robustness functionaries stated Friday One more person was hospitalized for total throughout the outbreak State vitality officers estimated less than of cases fewer than are actively infectious Fifty-six percent of Texas cases are in Gaines County population where the virus started spreading in a close-knit undervaccinated Mennonite society The county has had cases since late January just over of the county s residents The April death in Texas was an -year-old child according to Strength Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr Local physical condition bureaucrats explained the child did not have underlying strength conditions and died of what the child s healthcare provider described as measles pulmonary failure A unvaccinated child with no underlying conditions died of measles in Texas in late February Kennedy declared the child was How countless measles cases are there in New Mexico New Mexico added one new affair since Friday for a total of Seven people have been hospitalized since the outbreak started Majority of the state s cases are in Lea County Sandoval County near Albuquerque has six cases Eddy County has three Do a Ana County has two and Chaves and Curry counties have one each An unvaccinated adult died of measles-related illness March The person did not seek medicinal care How plenty of cases are there in Oklahoma Oklahoma held steady Friday with a total of certified and three probable cases The state vitality department is not releasing which counties have cases How a great number of cases are there in Kansas Kansas has a total of cases across counties in the southwestern part of the state with two hospitalizations All but two of the cases are connected and preponderance of the cases are in Gray County How a multitude of cases are there in Indiana All of Indiana s cases eight were in Allen County in the northeast part of the state The county fitness department declared the cases had no known link to other outbreaks and there ve been no new ones since April leading authorities declare the outbreak over How a multitude of cases are there in Michigan Michigan has eight approved cases of measles with an outbreak of four connected cases in Montcalm County in the western part of the state that wellness agents say is tied to the Ontario outbreak How several cases are there in Montana Montana has measles cases as of Thursday The state s only outbreak started in mid-April in southwestern Gallatin County Montana s first measles cases in years Flathead and Hill counties also have one circumstance each Physical condition personnel declared there is no known local spread of measles but did note the outbreaks in neighboring North Dakota and the Canadian provinces of Alberta British Columbia and Saskatchewan How a great number of cases are there in North Dakota North Dakota which hadn t seen measles since is up to cases as of Monday One person has been hospitalized and all of the people with certified cases were not vaccinated There are cases in Williams County in western North Dakota on the Montana boundary and seven cases in Cass County on the eastern side of the state Grand Forks County also has three cases How a large number of cases are there in Ohio Ohio remained steady Thursday at measles cases and one hospitalization according to the Ohio Department of Soundness That count includes only Ohio residents The state has two outbreaks Ashtabula County near Cleveland has cases and Knox County in east-central Ohio has among Ohio residents and the rest among visitors Allen Cuyahoga Holmes and Defiance counties have one scenario each How a multitude of cases are there in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has cases overall in as of May including international travel-related cases in Montgomery County and one in Philadelphia The outbreak of eight measles cases in Erie County in far northwest Pennsylvania has remained steady since it began in mid-April How a multitude of cases are there in Tennessee Tennessee had six measles cases as of early May Wellness department spokesman Bill Christian stated all cases are the middle part of the state and that at least three of these cases are linked to each other but declined to specify further The state also did not say whether the cases were linked to other outbreaks or when Tennessee s outbreak started Where else is measles showing up in the U S Measles cases also have been broadcasted in Alaska Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Hawaii Illinois Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New Jersey New York Rhode Island Vermont Virginia and Washington Cases and outbreaks in the U S are frequently traced to someone who caught the infection abroad The CDC says more than twice as multiple measles have come from outside of the U S compared to May of last year and the bulk of those are in unvaccinated Americans returning home In the U S saw cases and almost lost its status of having eliminated measles What do you need to know about the MMR vaccine The best way to avoid measles is to get the measles mumps and rubella vaccine The first shot is recommended for children between and months old and the second between and years old Getting another MMR shot as an adult is harmless if there are concerns about waning immunity the CDC says People who have documentation of receiving a live measles vaccine in the s don t need to be revaccinated but people who were immunized before with an ineffective vaccine made from killed virus should be revaccinated with at least one dose the agency declared People who have documentation that they had measles are immune and those born before generally don t need the shots because so a large number of children got measles back then that they have presumptive immunity Measles has a harder time spreading through communities with high vaccination rates above due to herd immunity But childhood vaccination rates have declined nationwide since the pandemic and more parents are claiming religious or personal conscience waivers to exempt their kids from required shots What are the indicators of measles Measles first infects the respiratory tract then spreads throughout the body causing a high fever runny nose cough red watery eyes and a rash The rash generally appears three to five days after the first indicators beginning as flat red spots on the face and then spreading downward to the neck trunk arms legs and feet When the rash appears the fever may spike over degrees Fahrenheit according to the CDC Majority of kids will recover from measles but infection can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia blindness brain swelling and death How can you treat measles There s no specific healing for measles so doctors generally try to alleviate reactions prevent complications and keep patients relaxed