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PRO/EDR> Measles update (41): Americas, Europe, Pacific

Measles -- CanadaIn June [2018], a 26-year-old patient died of the disease. And last February [2018], a 32-year-old mother who was not vaccinated died at CHU [Centres Hospitaliers Régionaux et Universitaires] Poitiers.The MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine is now mandatory for children born after 1 Jan 2018. The 2nd dose that is administered later guarantees immunity.[Byline: Alexandre Muffon Cattin]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[Healthmap/ProMED map France Read more [...]