“More than 34,000 Europeans were infected with the measles during the first two months of 2019, most of whom are in Ukraine but who inhabit 42 countries in all. In a new report, the World Health Organization warns vulnerable people to get vaccinated — especially if they plan on traveling.
Experts expect the outbreaks to spread if the “response is not timely and comprehensive.”
Measles diagnoses have reached more than 25,000 in Ukraine alone and the disease has killed 13 total among there, Romania and Albania. Outbreaks have also been identified in Thailand, the Philippines and the US.
“Every opportunity should be used to vaccinate susceptible children, adolescents and adults,” said WHO officials, noting that a vast majority of these cases are in unvaccinated people.”
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