Measles cases decline
In April of 1981, the number of reported measles cases was down by 80% compared to the year prior. This is most likely due to the Measles Elimination Program having set a date to eliminate the disease from the United States by October of 1982. The current results seemed to be promising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded that only 778 cases were reported in the first 14 weeks of 1981, while 3,897 had been reported during the same period the previous year. Sadly the disease would prove more difficult to conquer than researchers had hoped.
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