Cases of Measles Drop to a Record Low in U.S.
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Measles cases hit an all-time low in the U.S. last year, with 37 cases, down from the 44 cases reported in 2002 and a huge drop from the 4 million or so cases seen every year before routine vaccination began in 1963.
About three-quarters of the cases, or 27, came from abroad, imported by travelers from China, India, Bangladesh and several other countries, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found. All but four of the other cases were linked to the imported ones.
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