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April 9, 2019

Yeshiva schools ordered to exclude unvaccinated students amid measles surge

The New York City Health Department ordered all ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools in a neighborhood of Brooklyn on Monday to exclude unvaccinated students from classes during the current measles outbreak.

April 7, 2019

Norovirus outbreak hits Washington, DC, children’s hospital, health officials say

A norovirus outbreak was reported at a children’s hospital in Washington, D.C., on Saturday after three patients tested positive for the contagious virus, health officials said.

April 5, 2019

200 patients warned of possible measles exposure via one little girl in California ER

Almost 200 people could have been exposed to measles after a child with the disease was treated in the emergency room at the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) Children’s Hospital last month.

April 3, 2019

Massachusetts warns of possible measles exposure after confirmed case outside Boston

Massachusetts health officials are warning residents about possible measles exposure after a confirmed case was reported in the greater Boston area on Sunday.

April 1, 2019

Congo Ebola outbreak spreading faster than ever: WHO

Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate yet, eight months after it was first detected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

April 1, 2019

Measles count in US this year already more than all of 2018

U.S. health officials report that the number of measles cases through the first three months of this year have surpassed the count for all of 2018.

March 29, 2019

Mozambique cholera cases jump to 139 a day after outbreak

Cholera cases in Mozambique among survivors of a devastating cyclone have shot up to 139, officials said, as nearly 1 million vaccine doses were rushed to the region and health workers desperately tried to improvise treatment space for victims.

March 27, 2019

Dr. Marc Siegel: Measles – and vaccine non-compliance – meets public health

Rockland County Executive Ed Day declared a county-wide State of Emergency Tuesday over the ongoing measles outbreak that has reached 153 confirmed cases, the vast majority of whom are under the age of 18 and unvaccinated.

March 27, 2019

California may toughen vaccine exemption rules to block measles

California would give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip vaccinations before attending school under legislation proposed Tuesday to counter what advocates call bogus exemptions.

March 26, 2019

New York county declares state of emergency over measles outbreak

A county in New York state has declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak that has sickened 151 community members so far this year.