Why measles outbreak in Pennsylvania poses risks beyond US borders

Decades after it was officially declared eliminated in the United States, measles has made a resurgence, with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcing the third death of the year from the virus.Matt Ferrari, director of Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, said the US was so successful at wiping out measles that it had “the luxury to forget” it was a serious problem.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Republican US senator slams Trump vaccine policy amid rising measles deathslist 2 of 3Bangladesh measles deaths surpass 1,000 after vaccination drive falls shortlist 3 of 3Why Bangladesh has lost 1,000 lives to measles despite record vaccine driveend of list“It’s been a long time, and for many of us in the United States, and in fact, throughout the Western Hemisphere, we have been able to forget how nasty measles is,” Ferrari told Al Jazeera.Pennsylvania has been hit especially hard in the most recent outbreak. In September, the state sought emergency support from the CDC to control the spread, even as state and federal health officials quarrelled over the measles-associated death tally — differing over how deaths ...