| 2019 New York measles outbreak | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Measles |
| Location | New York metropolitan area and Israel |
| Index case | Internationally imported case from a returning US traveler |
| Date | April 9 – September 3, 2019 |
| Confirmed cases | 702 in New York City, 412 in New York State (CDC),[1] 649 in New York City (NYC Health)[2] |
Deaths | 0 [1] |
| Government website | |
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The 2019 New York City measles outbreak was a substantial increase in the number of measles cases reported in the state of New York, primarily in New York City and neighboring Rockland County, New York in 2019, relative to the previous year.[3]
During January 1–October 1, 2019, a total of 1,249 measles cases were reported in 31 states and New York City, including 1,211 (97%) among U.S. residents. Overall, 119 (10%) patients were hospitalized; no deaths were reported to CDC. Beginning in late 2018, two closely related outbreaks within Orthodox Jewish communities were reported in NYC and NYS. The first began in NYC with an internationally imported case in a returning U.S. traveler on September 30, 2018; this outbreak lasted 9.5 months and included 702 cases. The second outbreak, which began in NYS with an internationally imported case in a foreign visitor on October 1, 2018, lasted 10.5 months and included 412 cases.
649 Confirmed cases from September 1, 2018, to August 19, 2019