Rockland County, N.Y., to declare measles outbreak over 

Rockland County, N.Y., will announce today that its nearly yearlong measles outbreak is over. The county has gone through two incubation periods — 42 days — without a new case. The county recorded 312 cases since last October, and notably placed an emergency ban on unvaccinated children in public spaces to help contain the outbreak. Today’s news signals a dwindling of the country’s measles outbreaks: Earlier this month, New York City declared its protracted measles outbreak over, and before today, Rockland County was one of a few remaining places with an ongoing outbreak. The news comes just in time. According to the CDC, any new case in the state after Oct. 2 would mean the U.S. would join Venezuela and Brazil as countries in the Americas where the measles virus is considered endemic.