CDC sends team to Chicago for measles outbreak tied to migrant center [Video]

Measles cases in the U.S. continue to rise.

So far this year, 45 infections have been reported across 17 states, which puts the U.S. on track to beat the 58 cases reported all of last year. 

Among the outbreaks, five cases have been reported in Chicago, four of them coming from a shelter housing recent migrants to the U.S. At least one child was hospitalized but is expected to recover. 

Health authorities are grappling with the city’s first measles outbreak in five years. To aid local efforts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have dispatched a team of experts to Chicago. 

“The majority of Chicagoans are vaccinated against measles and therefore are not at high risk but we are strongly urging those who aren’t vaccinated to do so as soon as possible, new arrivals and all Chicagoans. It is by far the best protection against measles, which for the first time in years is in our city,” Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner …