Deadly global measles comeback

There were 229,068 cases of measles and 136,000 deaths from the highly contagious disease worldwide in 2018, up 48 percent from 2017, according to the World Health Organisation
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Measles cases reported (by WHO regions, 2018)
African region
European region
Americas region
South-East Asia region
Eastern Mediterranean region
Western Pacific region

59,578
23,607 
21,905
73,133
16,966
33,879

Mistrust of vaccinations: Treatment has stalled at 85%, short of 95% needed to prevent outbreaks
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Source: World Health Organisation © GRAPHIC NEWS