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PRO/EDR> Measles update (34): Europe, Africa, USA

Measles -- United StatesA measles outbreak affecting several European countries has killed 30 people in Romania, most of them children, health authorities in Bucharest said on Friday [23 Jun 2017].More than 7200 people in the European Union's 2nd-poorest country have contracted the illness since late 2016, Romania's contagious disease monitoring centre said.There was also a 31st suspected fatality.The respiratory disease, characterised by high fever and small red spots, usually triggers only mild Read more [...]