Measles deaths fall but vaccine gaps threaten progress: WHO

Measles deaths fall but vaccine gaps threaten progress: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - Fatal cases of measles have fallen by nearly 75 percent globally since 2000, but big outbreaks in Asian and African states with low vaccination rates jeopardise progress towards eradication, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. The highly-contagious disease is a leading cause of death among young children around the world, especially the poor, malnourished and unvaccinated, it said. ...

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