Several children hospitalized in growing measles outbreak affecting 7 Ohio daycares

(CBS News) Health officials are investigating a measles outbreak in several childcare facilities in the Columbus area of central Ohio. There are currently 18 cases under investigation, Kelli Newman, a spokesperson for Columbus Public Health, told CBS News Wednesday.  All of the cases are in unvaccinated children, and 17 of the 18 infected children are under the age of five, an age group particularly susceptible to serious health complications from measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seven of the children have been hospitalized, Newman said.