WHO warns of measles resurgence as cases exceed 10 million in 2023

A schoolgirl receives a measles vaccine at a school in Baghdad, Iraq, April 14 [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]

Approximately 10.3 million people caught measles last year, a 20 percent increase compared with 2022, a new study estimates.

The jump in cases of the contagious disease reflects a drop in vaccine coverage, said the study, published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).