(ABC NEWS) 2019 Measles Outbreaks

(ABC NEWS) 2019 Measles Outbreaks (NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently monitoring six measles outbreaks around the country.

A whopping 314 reported cases of measles have been confirmed as of March 21 compared to 374 cases confirmed in all of 2018, according to the CDC.

New York’s Rockland County issued an unprecedented state of emergency Tuesday banning unvaccinated minors from public places after 153 cases of measles have been confirmed there so far.

Health officials in New York City have reported 181 cases there as of Wednesday, while Washington state has seen 74 cases as of Friday.

Much of the measles cases in New York have been concentrated among children of Orthodox Jewish families, many of whom attend religious schools where the vaccination rates are below 95 percent, which is the threshold considered necessary to maintain immunity among the community, known as herd immunity, according to Kaiser Health News.

Health officials in New York City have reported 181 cases there as of Wednesday, while Washington state has seen 74 cases as of Friday.

Much of the measles cases in New York have been concentrated among children of Orthodox Jewish families, many of whom attend religious schools where the vaccination rates are below 95 percent, which is the threshold considered necessary to maintain immunity among the community, known as herd immunity, according to Kaiser Health News.

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