India, March 25 -- Two cases of measles have been confirmed in Erie County, according to the Erie County Department of Health. Both the cases are reportedly linked to international travel.
Over 350 measles cases in the United States have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year. However, there is no indication of a more widespread issue in northwestern Pennsylvania yet.
Dr. Becky Dawson, a medical expert from Allegheny College, said that even though there are only two confirmed cases in Erie County now, the risk of the disease further spreading remains. "This is the most infectious agent we have on the planet," Dawson said, according to Erie News Now. "We don't have community immunity, and our vaccinatio...
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