Largest Outbreak in the United States

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382 Amish Ohioans were infected and there were no death cases. As you can see from the diagram above, there is a steep rise in the number of cases in 2014 ever since the CDC started collecting data of measles in 2000. Cases in Ohio contributed 59.4% out of the total of 644 cases when combined with other states.

Country of Residence
Number of Measles Cases
Hospitalisations
Ashland
46
1
Coshocton
48
2
Crawford
1
0
Highland
1
0
Holmes
64
1
Knox
195
5
Richland
20
0
Stark
6
0
Wayne
1
0
Total
382
9

The cases range from those who are under six months to 53 years old. Of these cases, 178 cases were female and 204 cases were male. Knox County reported with the most number of cases in Ohio.
Online reference:
Ohio Department of Health, 2015. 2014 Measles Outbreak. [online] Available at: <https://www.odh.ohio.gov/en/features/odhfeatures/Measles%202014.aspx> [Accessed 12 June 2015].

 Picture reference:
[Ohio had the most cases of measles in 2014] n.d. [image online] Available at: <https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/6TfHQQDt-npC73isJcWovKyJCjc=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3352176/Measles-Chartv5.0.jpg> [Accessed 12 June 2015].


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