1st Colorado measles case of year confirmed
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An unvaccinated adult in Pueblo, Colorado, contracted measles after traveling to Mexico. This marks Colorado's first measles case of 2024, adding to approximately 500 cases nationwide.
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"Measles is actually the most transmissible infectious disease that we know of," she said.
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Tennessee has four confirmed measles cases, and health care experts know with certainty that means more are on the way. Measles was declared eliminated from the United States in 2020, but it is surging again as parents decline to vaccinate their children.
An unvaccinated adult who lives in Pueblo developed measles after visiting a part of Mexico that has an ongoing outbreak.
The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed three additional measles cases in Middle Tennessee on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the region reported its first case. One of the new cases confirmed Tuesday is related to Tennessee's first confirmed case on March 21. No additional details are available about Tennessee’s positive cases.
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