Health officials in the United Kingdom are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, which is resurging due in no small measure to vaccine fears caused by since discredited research linking the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) shot to autism. With a…
Measles cases in the U.S. rose to the highest level in 15 years in 2011, posing a particular risk to both hospital patients and health care workers. Last year, there were 222 reported cases and 17 outbreaks. That included four…
When a single imported case of measles led to a small outbreak in Tucson, AZ, two hospitals were forced to spend about $800,000 to contain it, with much of the cost tied to ensuring the immunity of health care workers….