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Last year, there were 10.3 million cases of measles globally -- an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a newly released report from the World Health Organization. Nearly 107,500 ...
During a press conference on Tuesday, WHO noted a 79% increase in global measles cases from 2022, with more than 306,000 cases reported around the world last year.
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 ...
In February 2024, the World Health Organization said more than half of the world was at risk of a measles outbreak due to Covid-19 pandemic-related disruptions in that month. All the world regions have reported such outbreaks with the exception of the Americas, though these could still be expected to become hotspots in the future. Death rates ...
Measles is one of the most contagious of infectious diseases. [13] If not immunized, a person exposed to someone with measles has a 95% chance of becoming infected. During the early stage of an outbreak in an unvaccinated population, each infected person spreads the disease to an average of 12 to 18 other people. [14]
1763 Pittsburgh area smallpox outbreak 1763 North America, present-day Pittsburgh area Smallpox: Unknown [112] 1770–1772 Russian plague (part of the second plague pandemic) 1770–1772 Russia: Bubonic plague: 50,000 [113] 1772 North America measles epidemic 1772 North America Measles: 1,080 [114] 1772–1773 Persian Plague (part of the second ...
People are also traveling again post-pandemic, including to areas of the world where measles and other diseases are more common than they are in the U.S., bringing them back when they return ...
The COVID-19 pandemic massively disrupted routine immunization efforts worldwide, and the bounce back has been slow. Measles is one of the most contagious viruses in the world but is preventable ...