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Record measles outbreak in Europe reaches 41,000 cases

22 August 2018

The failure of parents to vaccinate their children has contributed to the biggest surge in measles cases Europe has seen in a decade, included 37 deaths
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Cases of measles in Europe have quadrupled in just one year

21 February 2018

Measles is making a return in Europe. More than 21,000 cases were reported in 2017 – a 300 per cent increase, according to the World Health Organization

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