National update on measles cases and outbreaks — United States, January 1 – October 1, 2019

This report summarizes the cases of measles reported since January 2019 and identifies the types of communities at high risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. This report summarizes the cases of measles reported since January 2019 and identifies the types of communities at high risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. During January 1–October 1, 2019, a total of 1249 measles cases and 22 measles outbreaks were reported in the United States. This represents the most US cases reported in a single year since 1992,1CDCNational Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, Atlanta, GA2019Google Scholar and the second highest number of reported outbreaks annually since measles was declared eliminateda in the United States in 2000.2CDCMeasles…