Friday 22 December 2006

US measles outbreak tied to traveler from Romania

US measles outbreak tied to traveler from Romania

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - A measles outbreak last year in Indiana in which 34 people became ill was spread by a 17-year-old U.S. girl who visited Romania without being vaccinated, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detailed the cause of the outbreak -- the largest in the United States since 1996 -- in an annual report on measles. CDC said there were 66 confirmed cases of measles in the United States in 2005, with no deaths. The 37 cases of measles in 2004 was the lowest ever recorded in the United States. The highly infectious, sometimes fatal viral illness has largely been eliminated in the United States by vaccination.



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