A combined report from two major public health bodies has declared measles an “eminent threat” to the global community.
Released on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization feared that a record decline of measles vaccination rates and persistent large outbreaks meant that the respiratory virus was an “imminent threat in every region of the world”.
According to the WHO, India, Somalia and Yemen are the three countries with the largest measles outbreak. The CDC states that nine out of 10 people who are not vaccinated against the disease will become infected in the advent of exposure.AFP via Getty Images
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