Measles vaccination rates in parts of Colorado have dropped below the threshold for community immunity, and health professionals are bracing for a potential outbreak.

New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) show high activity for respiratory illnesses in Colorado.

As of late last week, 164 people in the United States had confirmed cases of measles – more than halfway to last year’s total of 285 in the first two months of the year. Most cases were in

(NEXSTAR) – A listeria outbreak tied to supplement shakes is now linked to at least 12 deaths and 38 cases across 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The listeria strain, responsible for at least 37 ...

Joe Cardiello, PhD, had moved his entire young family to the Fort Collins, Colorado area in September to take a new job in the division of vector-borne diseases at CDC. Only 5 months later, he now finds himself facing yet another move -- because he was ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios For the first time in years, fatal drug overdoses fell 4% nationwide from 2022 to 2023, per new CDC data, but they're slightly up in Colorado. Driving the news: The state's age-adjusted rate increased in 2023 fractionally to 30.