Stockholm, Mar 28: The World Health Organization warned today of large measles outbreaks in countries where immunisation has dropped, after more than 500 cases of the highly contagious disease were reported across Europe in January.
“With steady progress towards elimination over the past two years, it is of particular concern that measles cases are climbing in Europe,” the agency’s regional director for Europe, Zsuzsanna Jakab, said in a statement.
“Today’s travel patterns put no person or country beyond the reach of the measles virus,” she said.
The respiratory disease, characterised by high fever and small red spots, usually triggers only mild symptoms, …read more
Source: India.com
