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Delaware Division of Public Health
Coverage of Delaware Division of Public Health in the Nexus archive.
- Delaware declares measles outbreak as cases quickly climb to 4
Delaware has declared a measles outbreak after identifying four cases in a week, all among unvaccinated adult men in Kent County. The state had no measles cases for over a decade before July 20, and the U.S. is on track for the highest annual infections in 35 years.
- Delaware confirms first measles case in over a decade as reported infections surge nationwide
Delaware confirmed its first measles case in over a decade in Kent County, involving an unvaccinated adult male. Health officials are conducting contact tracing and urging residents to check vaccination status, emphasizing the MMR vaccine's 97% effectiveness for those with two doses.