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Pennsylvania measles cases top 1,350, centered in Lancaster County
The Associated Press reports Pennsylvania has recorded more than 1,350 measles cases this year, with Lancaster County at the center of a large outbreak among Amish, Mennonite and other residents.
Based on reporting by AP
Pennsylvania has recorded more than 1,350 measles cases this year, the most of any U.S. state in the Associated Press account, with more than a third of those cases in Lancaster County (AP)1.
The AP, citing state figures, described Lancaster County as the center of what it called the nation's worst measles outbreak in 35 years, among Amish, conservative Mennonite and other residents1.
The same report said the state has recorded three measles-associated deaths in Lancaster County and two in other counties, and that community leaders say official case counts understate the spread because many people with measles never see a doctor1.
The AP said vaccination rates among Amish and conservative Mennonite communities vary widely but are generally lower than in the broader population, attributing that more to culture and habit than religious doctrine, and that some members have shown greater openness to vaccination during the outbreak1.
Measles has been considered eliminated in the United States since 2000, the AP noted, while also reporting that vaccination rates in the general public have been falling1.
