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Minnesota's 80 measles cases this year are the most since 1990, health officials say

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Minnesota's 80 measles cases this year are the most since 1990, health officials say — Maplewood Health news

Minnesota has recorded 80 measles cases this year, the most since 1990, as the count in Todd County has tripled in recent weeks, state health officials said Thursday.The Minnesota Department of Health said it has found 63 new cases in the past month. Todd County, home to roughly 25,000 people, accounts for 57 of the 80 cases. The county had 19 cases in mid-October.Everyone who has gotten sick so far has been unvaccinated, the department said.Linda Widmer caught measles as a child, before the disease was eliminated in the U.S. She said she felt terrible and stayed in bed for four or five days. Asked whether she would have wanted a vaccine if one had been available to her, she said, "Oh, I wish. And I think my parents would have definitely done that."The CDC says there have been more than 4,500 measles cases across the country this year, nearly double last year's total.Measles cases nationwide were rising at the fastest rate in a generation as of February. The CDC said at the time that 9

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