Measles cases set 35-year US record with months to go in 2026
medicalxpress - The United States has recorded more measles cases this year than in any year since 1991, with more than five months still left on the calendar.
AI Summary: Measles has surged to levels not seen in decades, prompting clinicians to describe chaotic front-line care and mounting pediatric distress. Public-health officials and hospitals are managing outbreaks, vaccination gaps and increased hospitalizations, while providers urge broader immunization and rapid containment to blunt what is becoming a national public-health headache.
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