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Source: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/measles-cases-jump-13-fold-russia-2018-62659
Aug. 24 2018 - 16:08
Measles Cases Jump 13-Fold in Russia in 2018
Russia has reportedly seen a 13-fold increase in measles cases over the past year as the wider European region grapples with the resurgence of the contagious virus due to fewer vaccinations...
...Russia?s Federal Consumer Protection Service, Rospotrebnadzor, has registered 1,717 measles cases between January and June, up by a factor of 13.5 from 127 cases in January-June 2017.
In annual terms, Rospotrebnadzor said there was a 4.5 increase in measles infections from 162 in 2016 to 725 last year. This tracks with WHO?s own yearly figures showing the virus spiking from more than 5,000 cases two years ago to more than 20,000 in 2017...
Aug. 24 2018 - 16:08
Measles Cases Jump 13-Fold in Russia in 2018
Russia has reportedly seen a 13-fold increase in measles cases over the past year as the wider European region grapples with the resurgence of the contagious virus due to fewer vaccinations...
...Russia?s Federal Consumer Protection Service, Rospotrebnadzor, has registered 1,717 measles cases between January and June, up by a factor of 13.5 from 127 cases in January-June 2017.
In annual terms, Rospotrebnadzor said there was a 4.5 increase in measles infections from 162 in 2016 to 725 last year. This tracks with WHO?s own yearly figures showing the virus spiking from more than 5,000 cases two years ago to more than 20,000 in 2017...