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Maryam Kara and Ayan Omar

What is encephalitis? Measles outbreak prompts warning about rare complication

The UK could see an alarming rise in cases of encephalitis, a charity has warned. 

Encephalitis International (EI) said that among the 3.4 million children in the UK who did not get vaccinated against measles, around 10,000 new cases of encephalitis could emerge.

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