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U.S. measles cases in 2013 may be most in 17 years
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Sep 15, 2013 11:11am |
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| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Sunday, September 15, 2013 05:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (CNN) -- This year is on track to be the worst for measles in more than a decade, according to new numbers released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And people who refuse to vaccinate their children are behind the increasing number of outbreaks, health officials say.
There were 159 cases of measles in the United States from January 1 through August 24, according to the CDC. If that trend continues, there will be more cases in 2013 than in any year since 1996, when some 500 cases were reported. The number would also surpass that of 2011, when there were 222 cases.
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