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Jul 10, 2008

Measles outbreak hits 127 people in 15 states (Reuters)

A volunteer prepares a dose of the rubella vaccine in a classroom during a campaign to eliminate the virus in Port-au-Prince November 19, 2007. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)Reuters - The biggest U.S. outbreak of measles since 1997 has sickened 127 people in 15 states, most of whom were not vaccinated against the highly contagious viral illness, federal health officials said on Wednesday.