Measles vaccination gaps raise outbreak risk in northern Illinois schools

Measles vaccination gaps raise outbreak risk in northern Illinois schools

Measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren have continued a gradual decline for the fifth straight year, according to state data released this month, prompting renewed warnings from public health officials concerned about the risk of outbreaks.

WASHINGTON, April 24.- In recent weeks, hundreds of cases of measles have appeared throughout the United States. In Mexico, the majority of patients live in the state of Chihuahua, bordering the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are at least 712 people with this condition, 93% of them are associated with an outbreak. Meanwhile, the Mexican Health Secretariat reported that there are 362 cases …