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Measles infections are up 2500% in the Czech Republic over the last two years
18.12.2018
Lucas Němec
In 2016, there were 7 reported cases of measles in the Czech Republic.
That number shot up to 142 last year. By December 7, 2018, it stood at 189 instances.
According to Czech media watchdog Hl?dac? pes, the increase in the number of measles cases is due at least in part to the rise of anti-vaccination campaigns and conspiracy theories.
?One of the major factors influencing this situation is the negative attitude of the population to vaccines and especially the measles vaccination, which is fundamentally influenced by anti-vaccine campaigns,? Kateřina Fabi?nov?, from the Department of Infectious Diseases of the State Health Institute, told the server...
Measles infections are up 2500% in the Czech Republic over the last two years
18.12.2018
Lucas Němec
In 2016, there were 7 reported cases of measles in the Czech Republic.
That number shot up to 142 last year. By December 7, 2018, it stood at 189 instances.
According to Czech media watchdog Hl?dac? pes, the increase in the number of measles cases is due at least in part to the rise of anti-vaccination campaigns and conspiracy theories.
?One of the major factors influencing this situation is the negative attitude of the population to vaccines and especially the measles vaccination, which is fundamentally influenced by anti-vaccine campaigns,? Kateřina Fabi?nov?, from the Department of Infectious Diseases of the State Health Institute, told the server...