As of May 23, 288 confirmed cases of measles have been reported in the United States this year, and that number will grow, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. This is the highest number since homegrown outbreaks were eliminated in 2000, USA Today says, and the highest tally for late May since 1994.
"This is not the kind of record we want to break, but should be a wake-up call for travelers and for parents to make sure vaccination records are up to date," said Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunizations and Respiratory Diseases.
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