National vaccination levels in several European countries against the measles are below the 95 percent threshold considered necessary for protecting the entire population -AFP photo
STOCKHOLM: The World Health Organization warned Tuesday 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.
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