Measles cases rose by more than 20% worldwide last year: Here's why
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a decrease in global immunizations is driving the surge. The CDC says an estimated 83% of children received their first dose of the two-dose measles vaccine last year, but only 74% received the second dose.
Report: Measles cases surge worldwide due to inadequate immunization
Even when people survive measles, serious health effects can occur, some of which are lifelong. Infants and young children are at greatest risk of serious complications from the disease, which include blindness, pneumonia, and encephalitis (an infection causing brain swelling and potentially brain damage).
Young children are particularly vulnerable to the disease, which killed an estimated 107,500 people in 2023, most of whom ...
Surging infections and missed vaccinations put thousands of lives at risk, threatening global elimination goals.
The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are ...
Measles is making a comeback, with cases up more than 20% across the globe to more than 10.3 million over the last year, the ...
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Global measles cases surged by 20% last year, reaching an alarming 10.3 million, due to insufficient immunization, according ...
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Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. About 107,500 ...
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Measles Cases Rising Worldwide; Children Under The Age Of 5 Most At Risk: WHO, CDC WarnInadequate immunisation coverage behind the surge in the number of measles cases around the world, the health organisations ...
This alarming increase in measles cases is primarily driven by significant gaps in global immunization coverage, underscoring ...
There were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023 globally -- an increase of 20% from the previous year, ...
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