U.S. measles cases rise to 41, as CDC tallies infections now in 16 states

Michigan is the latest state to see a case of measles, according to the CDC's tally.

At least 41 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. across 16 states so far this year, according to new weekly figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.This is up from 35 cases in 15 states reported to the CDC, as of Feb. 22. Michigan is the new state now included in CDC's tally.The figures mark one of the steepest increases in recent history of the virus at this time of the year.

7 in Dakota County, near Minneapolis. Two more infections — in a sibling and a cousin of the original case — were later also confirmed in the state.Arizona's Maricopa County confirmed a measles case on Feb. 10 after international travel. Two more infections that authorities linked to the original case have since been reported by the same county, which spans Phoenix.

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