CDC: U.S. Measles Cases At 2nd Highest Since Disease Was Eliminated In 2000

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By Susan Scutti, CNN
(CNN) — A total of 387 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states from Jan. 1 to March 28, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was declared eliminated in 2000. The highest number of reported cases since elimination was 667 in 2014.
Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that can spread