measles outbreaks were:
Cook (Illinois)
Los Angeles (California)
Miami-Dade (Florida)
Queens (New York)
King (Washington state)
Maricopa (Arizona)
Broward (Florida)
Clark (Nevada)
Harris (Texas)
Honolulu (Hawaii)
Wayne (Michigan)
Tarrant (Texas)
Multnomah (Oregon)
Orange (Florida)
Essex (New Jersey)
Denver (Colorado)
Hillsborough (Florida)
San Mateo (California)
Salt Lake (Utah)
Suffolk (Massachusetts)
Clayton (Georgia)
Travis (Texas)
Hennepin (Minnesota)
Loudoun (Virginia)
San Diego (California).
As of late April, there have been more than 700 cases of measles reported in the United States this year, the highest number in decades. Measles was officially eliminated from this country in 2000, but this high number of cases shows that the nation remains at risk.
For the analysis, the researchers examined international air travel volume, non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccinations, population data and reported measles outbreaks.
“Anti-vaxxers are denying the best and very successful medical science we have and choosing instead to