In 2000 the CDC officially declared that the highly contagious measles virus had been eliminated in the United States.  This was made possible in large part to an aggressive vaccination campaign and increasing advocacy and education by healthcare workers. In recent years, however, we have begun to see an increase in cases returning throughout the country.  While many of these cases can be traced to the virus entering the US via infected travelers from countries that do not offer routine measles vaccination,

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