Application of Community Health and Population Focused Nursing C228 Task 2: Measles Outbreak

Community Outbreak Description of the Outbreak Despite a declaration of elimination in the year 2000 by the United States, 2014 was a landmark year for measles outbreaks. 594 cases of the highly contagious virus were reported in the US between January 1st and August 22nd that year. (Wendorf, 2014) One outbreak of interest occurred in King County, Washington. This particular outbreak, though small, illustrates how easily transmission can occur between countries. Over the course of 5 weeks, 15 people in King County were infected with the measles virus, 12 of whom were a part of the close-knit Micronesian community. (Wendorf, 2014) The start of this outbreak in the US can be...