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Staggering 84 percent of measles cases in major Chicago outbreak linked to Venezuelan migrants, CDC report shows
The remaining 16 percent of cases are linked to travel from Peru and Chile
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By HEALTH REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 13:42 EDT, 16 May 2024 | UPDATED: 15:29 EDT, 16 May 2024
Some 84 percent of deadly measles cases in a recent major outbreak at a migrant center in Chicago are linked to Venezuelan immigrants, a new CDC report shows.
New information reveals that the spate of 57 cases at the Pilsen migrant shelter can be traced back to a one year-old boy who had only received one of the two vital vaccines.
The majority of the cases — 72 percent — were among unvaccinated people, the CDC said.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13426663/chicago-measles-outbreak-venezuela-immigrants-cdc-report.html