said in a statement on Thursday morning that there are deceased individuals.

and they were all tied back to importations from countries that were experiencing outbreaks.a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Thursday.

which had ranked as one of the largest outbreaks within the U.last yearThe global climb in measles cases comes as health officials have worked to reverse a yearslong decline in routine immunizations within the U.mostly in Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean.

with infectious virus lingering in the air for up to two hours.Hatcher spoke with CBS News from the sidelines of a World Health Organization meeting about meningitis.

because of the risk of complications and death that comes from infection.

were talking about a vaccine that should be delivered by the routine health system.As I watched more of my teammatesmore veterans start to take their own lives.

After he retired from the military.For more information aboutmental health care resources and support.

and there was laid bare so much pain.The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday.