Health experts with the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say that more people have come down with measles in the first four months of 2014 than have been infected in the first four months of the past 18 years. The CDC says that there have been 13 outbreaks and 129 cases […]
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When you hear stories about the measles, up until this year, it was probably in the recollection of a childhood memory told by your parents or grandparents. However, 2014 brought the reality of the measles back to North America when the highly contagious disease seemingly started popping up without warning—from one-off cases being transported back […]
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New reports from the local Urdu TV channel Dunya, in Southern Pakistan, show a devastating number of children have died from the measles in the last month. At least 7 children died on Sunday from measles, and 154 kids have died in the last 29 days. There have been over 1200 cases of measles in children since November. […]
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Six cases of measles in the last year in Saskatchewan, Canada have health officials concerned. The first case was reported last September (2011) but the new cases mark the first outbreak of the contagious disease in over 15 years. “Today, measles is a rare disease in Canada,” said Dr. Julie Kryzanowski, Deputy Medical Health Officer […]
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