Measles cases surge 20%, global study shows

16th November 2024

Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million measles cases in 2023, according to a joint publication by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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"Measles vaccine has saved more lives than any other vaccine in the past 50 years," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a joint statement.
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GENEVA - Measles infections soared by a fifth last year to over 10 million cases globally, revealing alarming gaps in vaccine coverage, a study showed Thursday.

Worldwide, there were 

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