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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Kills Over 1,000 Children in Six Months

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•Around 1,000 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths have occurred in Bangladesh since March, with children constituting nearly all fatalities.
•Close to 190,000 people have been infected in what CBC calls the world's worst measles outbreak on record.
•A national vaccination drive failed to contain the outbreak, exposing gaps in Bangladesh's public health delivery infrastructure.
•The country had previously been close to eliminating measles, making the reversal particularly stark.
•Measles deaths in Pennsylvania signal the disease's resurgence extends beyond low-income countries.

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