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Page 2A NATION/WORLD East Oregonian Friday, January 23, 2015 Measles outbreak casts spotlight on anti-vaccine movement By ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer Idaho has 22 breeding wolf pairs, estimated 1,000 wolves By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press making a resurgence,” said Deanne Thompson, a spokes- woman for the Orange County Health Care Agency. “When our immunity falls, it creates a prob- lem for the whole community.” While all states require cer- tain vaccinations for schoolchil- dren, parents in certain states such as California can opt out if they sign a personal belief waiv- er. LOS ANGELES — A major measles outbreak traced to Dis- neyland has brought criticism down on the small but vocal movement among parents to opt out of vaccinations for their children. In a rash of cases that pub- to contain, at least 70 people in six states and Mexico have fallen ill since mid-December, most of them from California. The vast majority of those who got sick had not gotten the mea- sles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine. While still a scourge in many corners of the world, measles has been all but eradicated in the U.S. since 2000 because of vaccinations. But the virus has made a comeback in recent years, in part because of peo- ple obtaining personal belief exemptions from rules that say children must get their shots to enroll in school. Others have delayed getting their children vaccinated be- cause they still believe now-dis- credited research linking the measles vaccine to autism. “Some people are just in- AP Photo/Jae C. Hong world after all,” the Los Ange- les Times said in an editorial last week. Barbara Loe Fisher, director of the National Vaccine Infor- mation Center, a Virginia-based shots, said Dr. James Cherry, a pediatric disease expert at the University of California, Los Angeles. As cases mount, several newspapers have criticized the parents decide whether to vac- wise or responsible to blame” unvaccinated people for the Disney outbreak. She noted that a small number of those stricken had been fully vaccinated. Health authorities believe the outbreak was triggered by a measles-stricken visitor to one of the Disney parks who brought the virus from abroad last month. - gest tourist destinations, Disney was a perfect spot for the virus to spread, with large numbers of babies too young to be vac- cinated and lots of visitors from countries that do not require measles shots. The disease has since spread beyond Disney- land. The infected ranged from 7 months to 70 years old, includ- BRIEFLY GOP pushes broad abortion curbs through the House who buy abortion coverage un- health care overhaul. A White House veto threat and an uncertain fate in the Senate mean the legislation has no realistic chance of becoming law. But on a day when crowds of anti-abortion demonstrators stretched for blocks outside Capitol windows — and hours after the embarrassing GOP stumble on another abortion WASHINGTON (AP) — With thousands of abortion protesters swarming the city in their annual March for Life, Republicans muscled broadened abortion restrictions through the House on Thursday after a GOP rebellion forced leaders into an awkward retreat on an earlier version. By a near party-line 242-179 vote, the House voted to perma- nently forbid federal funds for most abortion coverage. The bill would also block tax credits for many people and employers let party leaders signal that the Congress they now command is at least trying to end abortion. bill and the abrupt derailment of another forbidding most late- term abortions underscored the Japan faces deadline to free 2 captives of Islamic State TOKYO (AP) — The deadline for paying ransom for two Japanese hostages held by the Islamic State group was fast approaching early Friday with no signs of a breakthrough. Lacking clout and diplo- matic reach in the Middle East, Japan has been scrambling for a way to secure the release of the April. But Hayden said that through mid-Janu- ary it appears the wolf population has declined slightly from the estimate of 1,036 wolves as of Jan. 1, 2014. Hayden noted that the report prepared for the Idaho Fish and Game Commission meeting on Thursday included an estimated range of 15- 25 breeding pairs in Idaho. Hayden said those numbers were meant to show that the state is safely above the 15 minimum. - - drea Santarsiere, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. to manage wolf populations, Idaho has already proven its true goal is to wipe out most of the report should be a wake-up call to Fish and Wildlife Service.” The state agency spends much of its energy documenting breeding wolf pairs. Hayden said there are likely more than 22 breeding wolf pairs in the state as biologists this winter have gathered information on only 30 of the 107 known wolf packs in Idaho. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 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Government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Thurs- day that Japan was trying all possible channels to reach those holding the hostages. Didn’t receive your paper? 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 Idaho Fish and Game biologist Jim Hayden said there are an estimated 1,000 wolves in the state, and probably many more breeding pairs of wolves than counted. “The 22 is still tentative but it can only go up from there,” he said before giving a presen- tation to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission in Boise. Hayden said the number of breeding pairs in the state is not at risk of falling below 15, which would lead to the state having to return wolf management to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife two men, one a journalist, the other an adventurer fascinated by war. Two Japanese who said they have contacts with a leader in the Islamic State group offered Thursday to try to negotiate, but it was unclear if the Japanese government was receptive to the idea. The militants threatened in a video message to kill the hostages within 72 hours unless they receive $200 million. of backing abortion restrictions crucial to conservatives while not alienating women and younger voters wary of such restrictions. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — have to return management to the federal gov- percentage of kindergartners in California who are up to date on all vaccinations has held pretty steady from 90.7 percent in the 2010-11 school year to 90.4 per- cent in 2014-15. But there are some wealthy communities in Los Angeles and Orange coun- ties and in Northern California with double-digit vaccination exemption rates. To control this latest out- break, those who are not vacci- nated were warned this week to stay away from Disney theme parks. Disney employees who have no proof of immunization and may have come into con- tact with sick colleagues were placed on paid leave until they are given the medical all-clear. - one has made a choice that not only affects their child but other - fer Simon, whose 6-month-old daughter, Livia, was isolated af- ter it was learned she may have been exposed to measles during A woman with a Mickey Mouse hat walks toward Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. California public health officials urged those who haven’t been vaccinated against measles to avoid Disney parks where a spreading outbreak originated. anti-vaccine movement. Measles “is a disease that has been beaten by modern medi- cine. That makes it all the more frustrating that anti-science stubbornness has proven, in the case of the Disneyland-related measles, that when it comes to BOISE, Idaho — The number of wolves in Idaho has shown a steady decline since the ap- proval of hunting and trapping of the animals in the state, but a new study showing there are 22 To submit a Letter to the Editor: To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ Postmaster: Single copy price: Forecast TODAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Mostly cloudy Intervals of clouds and sun Fog in the a.m.; rather cloudy 43° 41° 55° 43° 55° 41° TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 33° 27° 42° 28° 67° (1897) -26° (1930) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Trace 0.70" 1.07" 0.70" 0.38" 1.07" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 36° 31° 43° 29° 64° (1968) -33° (1930) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Trace 0.43" 0.92" 0.43" 0.27" 0.92" SUN AND MOON Jan 26 Feb 3 Mild with clouds and sun 57° 36° 52° 39° Last Feb 11 58° 37° 52° 37° 52° 40° 51° 38° Seattle 54/52 PENDLETON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Sunny to partly cloudy and mild HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST through 3 p.m. yesterday Yesterday Normals Records TUESDAY PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records MONDAY 7:27 a.m. 4:48 p.m. 9:08 a.m. 9:19 p.m. New Feb 18 Spokane Wenatchee 37/35 37/34 Tacoma Moses 53/50 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 41/35 42/39 54/52 52/51 43/35 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 53/50 45/42 Lewiston 45/39 Astoria 48/41 55/51 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 52/45 Pendleton 43/31 The Dalles 44/41 43/41 47/40 La Grande Salem 44/34 55/46 Albany Corvallis 56/44 56/44 John Day 46/32 Ontario Eugene Bend 35/28 55/42 52/36 Caldwell Burns 35/25 44/26 Medford 56/38 REGIONAL CITIES Today Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima REGIONAL FORECAST Eastern and Central Oregon: Cloudy most of the time today. Western Washington: Mainly cloudy today and tonight; periods of rain, except a shower across the south. Eastern Washington: Mostly cloudy today; a passing shower in the north and toward the Cascades. Cascades: Mostly cloudy today and tonight; a couple of showers across the north. Northern California: Partly sunny today. Clear tonight. Plenty of sunshine tomorrow. Lo 51 27 36 46 26 31 42 38 41 32 29 34 35 38 49 48 28 40 41 45 33 46 35 35 43 42 35 W r c c pc pc c c c c c pc c c pc c c c c c c c c c c c c r Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 55 37 57 61 46 45 59 57 55 48 57 47 48 59 58 62 37 54 55 56 60 58 43 53 55 53 52 Lo 45 26 38 49 27 30 41 39 41 33 29 34 36 39 47 46 26 39 43 43 35 42 37 36 41 45 35 W c pc pc s s pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc s c pc s pc pc c pc c pc pc c pc c Hi 48 68 66 43 73 25 36 57 39 86 52 Lo 22 60 49 35 43 23 28 45 26 72 38 W s s pc pc pc sn s sh s t pc Hi 36 69 66 45 70 30 43 56 44 86 48 Sat. Lo 21 62 47 33 45 15 30 38 28 70 39 W sf pc pc pc pc sn pc pc pc t c WINDS Boardman Pendleton Today Saturday NE 2-4 SSW 3-6 SW 6-12 SW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy today; a little rain across the north. Hi 55 36 52 60 44 43 55 49 44 46 52 44 44 56 58 62 35 45 43 52 53 55 37 49 52 45 43 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sat. WORLD CITIES (in mph) Klamath Falls 52/29 COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Director Jake Duquette Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook Copyright © 2014, EO Media Group 44° 41° To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: Legal Advertising: (USPS 164-980) 0 1 1 1 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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