The number of confirmed measles cases in New York City has increased to 329 since October, and according to the city’s health department, the outbreak is expected to worsen over the next 3 to 5 weeks. 90 percent of people who are unvaccinated, or non-immune, and come in contact with someone with measles will become infected.”The New York City measles outbreak is the largest in the country. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. has been experiencing its second-worst measles outbreak since the highly contagious and dangerous disease was declared eliminated in 2000. The measles outbreak has spread primarily in the Orthodox Jewish community throughout four zip codes encompassing greater Williamsburg. Of the 329 confirmed New York measles cases, 284 are children and 45 are adults.

Source: Fox News April 16, 2019 00:06 UTC