Measles cases up, bird flu transmission worries, and a new potential coronavirus

If you’re in the “don’t tell me, I don’t want to know” camp, best to move on to another post. Otherwise, here’s this week’s epidemiology news.

Measles

The West Texas/New Mexico measles outbreak is now up to just under 100 cases with no end sight and 16 hospitalized. Most cases are kids, with a quarter of cases among kids age 4 and under; all but 5 cases were unvaccinated or vaccination status is unknown. (See article below about susceptible adults.) A DSHS spokesperson previously told ABC News …