The largest measles outbreak in 30 in years recorded

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The state has the largest measles outbreak over the past 30 years.

The state has registered 44 cases from April 11, according to a press release from the Minnesota Department of Health.

11 patients were hospitalized on Friday, 5 March. All patients, except one health worker, were children younger than 10 years, according to Doug Schul, a representative of the Minnesota Department of Health. This is the largest flash in the state since 1990, when 460 cases were reported.

Infection with measles occurred after a number of Somali immigrants from Hennepin County appeared to have supported vaccination campaigns and did not vaccinate their children.

Members of the community came to the conclusion that the level of autism increased due to vaccination.

Mohamud Nour, director of the Somali community in Minnesota, said that anti-vaccine activists met one-on-one with families and were more aggressive than public health educators.

Although medical research has debunked the relationship between vaccines and autism, the concept is deeply rooted in society, Nur said.

Measles, which can lead to severe illness and death, is highly contagious and spreads through the air: when an infected person sneezes or coughs.

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