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Measles outbreak fuels vaccination debate
2015-02-04 18:57:04| Biotech - Topix.net
So far this year there have been more than 100 reported cases of measles in the United States -- triggering a new public debate over whether or not all children should be vaccinated. ***This package contains third party material.
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Some Boulder County parents reconsider no-vax stance after measles outbreak
2015-02-04 06:28:39| Biotech - Topix.net
Being comforted by his father, Sandeep Singhatia, left, Aarav Singhatia, 15 months, gets a measles, mumps and rubella immunization shot from Kathy Kenny at the Boulder Medical Center in Louisville.
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Measles Cases Climb to 102, CDC Says
2015-02-03 08:25:35| Biotech - Topix.net
There are now 102 people in 14 states who have become infected with the extremely contagious virus that is considered vaccine-preventable, according to the CDC. Most, but not all cases, have been linked to several dozen people who were exposed to the measles at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and were not vaccinated.
CDC: Measles Outbreak Has Overseas Source
2015-01-30 16:39:07| Biotech - Topix.net
It's a small world after all: The measles outbreak that has spread from Disneyland probably began with a foreign visitor to the California park or an American who became infected overseas, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. The chief of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases says the outbreak, which involves a measles strain similar to ones seen in Indonesia, Qatar, Azerbaijan, and Dubai, "is a wake-up call to make sure that we keep measles from regaining a foothold in our country," NBC reports.
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Airline passengers on measles alert
2014-07-31 14:51:27| Airlines - Topix.net
Health authorities have issued a measles alert for passengers on a flight from Singapore to Perth last Saturday, amid a surge in cases of the disease.
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