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sentences that state something as happening or true
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6 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Nearly 7 percent of U.S. measles cases are misdiagnosed at least once in the two weeks before a doctor’s diagnosis, an alarming new study has found.
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study → misdiagnose → diagnosis
Of 4,651 cases reported between 2001 and 2023, 381 were misdiagnosed, the University of Iowa assessment of private and federal insurance databases revealed.
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assessment → report → databases
The findings suggest the “not uncommon” delays could be helping to facilitate transmission of the world’s most contagious virus amid a historic national resurgence - especially in outpatient clinics and hospital waiting rooms.
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delays → suggest → clinics
“Delays occurred most frequently in outpatient settings” at 81 percent, the researchers wrote, noting that the virus can remain airborne for hours.
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virus → occur → hours
Some groups are more affected than others, too, including patients who received respiratory antibiotic prescriptions and those who were under 2 years old who may not be able to discuss their symptoms with doctors.
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who → include → doctors
Doctors who have never seen a case of the measles - previously eliminated in the U.S. in 2000 - may not initially incorporate measles in diagnoses they consider, the researchers also noted.
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researchers → see → diagnoses
A growing problem
Measles is continuing to spread in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Florida.
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Measles → grow → Pennsylvania
There have been 4,852 confirmed cases nationally this year, according to federal data, though Pennsylvania updated its own case tally to a total of 1,433 on Monday.
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Pennsylvania → confirm → Monday
That’s more than double the 2,289 cases recorded in 2025.
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That → ’ → 2025
The spread has been tied to outbreaks in under-vaccinated communities, and all of the year’s deaths have been reported in the state of Pennsylvania - and in people who were unvaccinated.
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who → tie → people
Two doses of the vaccine against measles, which also targets the mumps and rubella viruses, are 97 percent effective against infection, offering lifelong protection.
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which → target → protection
Without the shots, infections - which are also transmitted from person to person - can lead to life-threatening brain swelling, pneumonia and fever, as well as ear infections and a rash.
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which → transmit → swelling
Unfortunately, MMR vaccinations have fallen, according to both state and federal data.
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vaccinations → fall → data
Vaccine coverage among kindergarten-aged children decreased in more than half of states between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, according to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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coverage → age → Health
“Idaho - where one-quarter of all children are unprotected against measles, mumps and rubella - reported the largest drop: more than 3 percentage points (from 78.5 percent to 75.2 percent).
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quarter → report → percent
Louisiana and Virginia each saw decreases of about 2 percentage points,” the school said.
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school → see → points
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