February 10, 2025
Data and communications from the Department of Health and Human Services are slowly coming back on line after a 3-week pause. And we’ve seen some alarming things:
- 20 cases of measles in Gaines County, Texas. All cases are unvaccinated, and 7 have been hospitalized (so far).
- At least 3 cases of measles in Atlanta, Georgia.
- A major outbreak of tuberculosis (67 active cases and 79 latent at the end of January) in Kansas City, Kansas.
- An active case of tuberculosis has been diagnosed in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Also, let’s not forget that it’s respiratory virus season, and there is an avian influenza outbreak.