Aggressive vaccination prevented Amish measles contagion from spreading broadly

Thursday, July 23, 2015 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

Under-vaccinated communities face heightened risk of measles outbreaks that can spread nationally within a year unless squelched quickly, but a vigorous vaccination response during a 2014 outbreak in North American Amish communities in Ohio prevented widespread transmission, according to a recent study.

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