Infectious Disease News

November 03, 2005

Vaccine Causes Measles Deaths to Plummet in African Children

Measles deaths in African children have plummeted 60 percent in five years thanks to broader vaccination efforts, new data show, and the effort is going so well that some public-health experts believe it may become feasible to eradicate the disease worldwide. (Washington Post)

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