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Gabriela Galvin

Measles cases rose 47% in Europe and Central Asia last year amid global surge in outbreaks, WHO says

Measles cases surged by 47 per cent in Europe and Central Asia last year, due largely to falling vaccination rates, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

The warning comes amid troubling signs that measles is resurging globally, with 21st-century gains in curbing infections and deaths beginning to slip away.

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