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U.S. measles tally for 2015 now at 121 cases

CDC reports patients in 17 states and D.C.

baby with measles

SEEING SPOTS   In addition to its trademark rash, measles can cause dangerously high fevers. An outbreak in the U.S. that was jumpstarted in children attending Disneyland continues to generate new cases.

Jim Goodson, M.P.H./CDC

By Nathan Seppa

- More than 2 years ago

The current measles outbreak in the United States has now touched 17 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S.