Measles Outbreak Prompts
State of Emergency
in Washington State The state currently
has 35 confirmed cases
of the infectious disease. Gov. Jay Inslee declared the
emergency on Friday. The declaration allows
state resources to
"assist affected areas." Jay Inslee, Washington Governor, via CNN Measles can be
fatal in small children. 30 of the cases in
Clark County, WA, are thought
to involve people who have not
been vaccinated for the disease. Measles was considered
eliminated from the
U.S. almost 20 years ago. A recent rise in
unvaccinated children
is thought to attribute
to outbreaks of the disease.