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The article explictly makes a distinction between endemic and imported cases, which answers my initial confusion that there still are measles cases in the US.
by hyperpape 10y ago
The article explictly makes a distinction between endemic and imported cases, which answers my initial confusion that there still are measles cases in the US.
I wish it had described what made a case endemic rather than imported. Some of the outbreaks in the US have spread rather widely, but I guess that still doesn't count as endemic?
- bryondowd 10y agoMy understanding is that his disease has to be able to flourish in the region to be considered endemic. Any outbreak of measles in the US would be expected to die out completely after a while, rather than continue moving through the population indefinitely. This may be wrong, though.
- DubiousPusher 10y agoNice explanation here. https://www.britannica.com/science/endemic-disease https://www.britannica.com/science/endemic-disease