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US measles surge continues, with 96% of cases among unvaccinated or unknown-status patients

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 4,852 measles cases in the country as of October 29, up 264 cases from its previous update. Nationwide, hospitalizations linked to measles this year stood at 511 —representing 11 percent of all reported cases r— according to the CDC People aged 5–19 years accounted for 2,010 cases, followed by 1,996 cases among adults aged 20 and older and 812 cases in children under 5. The vast majority of infections were among individ