Kansas Measles Crisis Worsens

Quick public health note as the Sunflower State and surrounds cope with a worsening epidemic that expands beyond political administrations and might have more to do with Healthcare access than partisan posturing . . . Check-it:

As of Wednesday, May 14, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is reporting 56 confirmed cases of measles across the state; 54 cases are associated with an ongoing outbreak in southwest Kansas. 

 The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks. 

 As of April 23, there were 37 cases in the state. Three weeks later, there are nearly 20 new cases of measles in Kansas.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Fox4: Nearly 20 new measles cases confirmed in Kansas amid outbreak; no new cases in Missouri

Developing . . .

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