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 people, mostly young children, died — an “unacceptable” death toll from a disease that’s preventable through vaccination, the health groups said.

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Global measles cases jumped in 2023 due to 'inadequate' vaccine coverage

Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.

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Global measles cases jumped 20% in 2023 due to ‘inadequate’ vaccine use

There were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023 globally -- an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a new WHO report.

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Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023: WHO

(Reuters) -     Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.

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Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — 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 people, mostly young children, died — an “unacceptable” death toll from a disease that’s preventable through vaccination, the health groups said. The increase in cases is driven by falling levels of vaccination. Measles…

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Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.   Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and 2023, rising from 8,645,000 to 10,341,000, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO).   The number of countries that…

Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO

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More than 10.3 million people caught measles last year, a 20% increase from a year earlier, according to a joint report by the World Health Organization and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Measles Cases Jump 20% as Gaps in Vaccine Coverage Persist

GENEVA: Measles infections soared by a fifth last year to over 10 million cases globally, revealing alarming gaps in vaccine coverage, a study showed Thursday. Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million measles cases in 2023, according to a joint publication by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That marked a

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Measles cases surge 20 percent, global study shows

Nearly 10.3 million cases of measles were recorded in 2023 on the planet, according to a study by the WHO and the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 100,000 people died in the same year.

Près de 10,3 millions de cas de rougeole ont été recensés en 2023 sur la planète, selon une étude de l’OMS et des Centres américains pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies. Plus de 100 000 personnes sont mortes la même année.

L’OMS alerte sur la flambée des cas de rougeole dans le monde et déplore « une couverture vaccinale inadéquate »

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WHO alerts on the surge in measles cases in the world and deplores “inadequate vaccination coverage”

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

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