New York declares public health emergency as measles outbreak hits Brooklyn

Image: Shutterstock/Phat1978 Image: Shutterstock/Phat1978 NEW YORK MAYOR Bill de Blasio has declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn, ordering all residents to be vaccinated to contain a measles outbreak concentrated in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.Since October, 285 cases of measles have been confirmed in New York City, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

The city has also warned that yeshiva religious schools and day care programmes serving the local Orthodox Jewish community would face penalties and possible closure if they continue to take in unvaccinated students. Although measles was declared officially eliminated from the US in 2000, a total of 465 cases have been confirmed in 19 states from 1 January to 4 April, according to the CDC.

The countries with the highest recorded increase were Ukraine with 30,338 cases, the Philippines with 13,192 cases and Brazil with 10,262 cases – all due mainly to internal conflicts and vaccine shortages.

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