Anne Schuchat

At a media briefing on the report today, Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said that measles is an extremely contagious disease that can be deadly in 1 to 3 of 1,000 infected ...  

The number of measles outbreaks reported last year in the United States -- 17 -- was more than four times the usual number, with 222 people from 31 states contracting the infectious disease. That's according to Anne Schuchat, M.D., director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, who said that 2011 posted the largest number of U.S. measles cases reported since 1996, when 508 cases were reported.  

"For those of you traveling abroad, bring back memories and not measles," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Generally, the Americans who got measles last year were not vaccinated. At least two-thirds of the U.S ...  

"For those of you traveling abroad, bring back memories and not measles," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Generally, the Americans who got measles last year were not vaccinated. At least two-thirds of the U.S ...  

But approximately 20 million people contract the measles virus each year worldwide, and about 164,000 die from it, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the health agency's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. The agency said ...  

“Unvaccinated people place themselves and others in their communities at risk for measles and its complications.” Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDCs National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, encourages people to have their ...  

"For those of you traveling abroad, bring back memories and not measles," said Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Generally, the Americans who got measles last year were not vaccinated. At least two-thirds of ...  

But approximately 20 million people contract the measles virus each year worldwide, and about 164,000 die from it, said Dr Anne Schuchat, director of the health agency's National Centre for Immunisation and Respiratory Diseases. The agency said in 2000 ...  

"In 2011, we had the most number of reported measles in the U.S. in 15 years," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the prior decade ...  

"Unvaccinated people put themselves and others at risk -- particularly infants too young to be vaccinated, who can have the most severe complications," Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases ...  

"In 2011, we had the most number of reported measles in the U.S. in 15 years," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the prior decade ...  

"In 2011, we had the most number of reported measles in the U.S. in 15 years," said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the prior decade ...  

No one has died of the disease in the United States since 2008 but approximately 20 million people contract the measles virus each year worldwide, and about 164,000 die from it, said Dr Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunisation and ...  

In 2011, there were 222 cases of measles in the United States. That's the highest number reported measles cases in the United States in 15 years, said Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of CDC's Office of Infectious Diseases, speaking to reporters today.  

"For those of you traveling abroad, bring back memories and not measles." — Dr. Anne Schuchat, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that 2011 was the worst year for measles in the U.S. in 15 years with 222 cases.