Before this year, there have been an average of about 180 measles cases reported each year since the disease was declared eliminated, according to CDC data.

The disease was declared eliminated from the US in 2000, with the CDC attributing this success to a highly effective vaccination program and better measles control in the Americas region.

Before this year, there have been an average of about 180 measles cases reported each year since the disease was declared eliminated, according to CDC data. In 2019, large outbreaks in New York ...

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