Tag: measles
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Measles case confirmed at Western Kentucky University
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern A Western Kentucky University student has a confirmed case of measles and may have exposed others, according to the Barren River Health District and the...
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It’s time to get school-age children vaccinated; state requirements are in place for kindergartners and rising sixth graders
An editorial in the Bowling Green Daily News about the importance of getting your child vaccinated before school starts is applicable to all communities in Kentucky. Health.com State law requires...
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Belief in bogus studies and stories undermines use of vaccines that have been proven safe, resulting in spread of diseases
UPDATE: Jan. 16, 2014 4:50 Kentucky has not had any reports of measles in the past three years. It has had two cases of mumps in 2013 and two cases...
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U.S. measles cases highest in 2 decades; blamed mainly on Americans’ foreign travel, but also on opting out of vaccination
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News In the wake of the highest number of measles outbreaks in the U.S. in the last 20 years, it is important to make sure...
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Measles is still around; rate in 2011 was highest in 15 years
Measles virus (Photo by Scott Camazine/CDC/Getty Images) In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared measles had been eliminated in the United States. But last year, the nation...