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US Loses Measles Elimination Status After 26 Years as Cases Surge Past 5,400

The United States has lost its measles elimination status, ending a public health achievement it held for 26 years. International health experts determined that measles has spread continuously inside the country for more than 12 months, the threshold for losing the designation. The decision was reached by an expert panel of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional arm…