Arkansas remains measles-free despite national outbreak

CNN Radio Argentina Fernán Quirós, Minister of Health of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, spoke this Saturday with CNN Radio about the repercussions that the pandemic had because of the coronavirus and the current panorama of measles in the country. In Tomorrow’s Air with Guillermo Panizza said: “My look at what happened that as well you described is a moment of tremendous pain, anguish, suffering, fear, uncertainty, in short, a set of emoti…

Outbreak of measles expected to last months

As measles cases in West Texas are still on the rise two months after the outbreak began, public health officials said they expect the virus to keep spreading for at least several more months and that the official case number…

Tennessee Department of Health confirms first measles case in the state

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Department of Health is confirming the state’s first measles case in 2025 in a middle Tennessee resident. The likely source of the infection is being investigated.

Arkansas remains measles-free despite national outbreak

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas remains measles-free as reports of measles ongoing spread across the nation continue. A spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Health said Arkansas had not had a measles case since 2018. What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders Meanwhile, the National Centers for Disease Control report 378 confirmed cases in 18 jurisdictions: Alaska, California, Flo…

Measles Outbreaks Rise as Vaccination Rates Drop - Asian Journal News

BySunita Sohrabji University of California San Francisco infectious diseases specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong explains the rise in measles outbreaks, and dispels some myths about purported treatments for the infection. (Dave Haygarth photo/Creative Commons license) The US is experiencing a dramatic rise in measles outbreaks, primarily in West Texas and New Mexico, along with isolated cases in 12 other states. Measles…

Texas measles cases expected to rise for months to come, but vaccination efforts show promise

Texas health officials say they'd like to see more uptake in the communities at the epicenter of the outbreak, especially in Gaines County — where the childhood vaccination rate against measles is 82%