Measles outbreak in New York: 92% of children diagnosed were unvaccinated

Earlier this week, we announced a measles outbreak in the Brooklyn / Queens area of ​​New York. Since October 2018, 390 confirmed cases were reported from 23 April.

More details about the epidemic are available. According to health authorities in New York, all but twelve of those affected by measles are members of the Jewish Orthodox communities of Williamsburg (323, 83%) and Borough Park (55%). , 14%).

Measles has been diagnosed in seven people who have not identified themselves as members of the Orthodox Jewish community since the beginning of the epidemic.

The vast majority of individuals diagnosed with measles were children (330, 85%), of whom 304 (92%) were not vaccinated.

A total of 60 cases occurred in adults, of which 43 (72%) were either unvaccinated or
had an unknown vaccination status.

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Twenty-nine people were hospitalized, including six in the intensive care unit. Serious
complications include 17 people with pneumonia.

Eight people, including the original case, contracted measles while traveling abroad for Israel (5), the United Kingdom (2) and Ukraine (1), active outbreak zones, highlighting the need for MMR vaccination for people traveling abroad.