600% escalation in Measles

29 June 2017

France: Measles cases surge. Measles cases for the year up to May 31st have soared almost 6-fold over last year’s figures for the same period, with epidemic levels reported in Lorraine (in NE France, bordering Luxembourg, Belgium & Germany) and, to a lesser extent, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie. A Health Dept. disease monitoring report published on June 15 states that the country is at risk of large outbreak, as is currently underway in Romania & Italy.  

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