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Hundred children die in DR Congo measles outbreak
KINSHASA
More than a hundred children in Democratic Republic of Congo have died of measles since the start of the year, an outbreak that has added to deadly epidemics of cholera and Ebola, the UN said on Wednesday.
Health officials in the southeast provinces of Lualaba and Lomami recorded 7,175 cases of measles in January, "at least 137 of which were fatal," the UN's MONUSCO peacekeeping mission said.
More than 80 percent of the fatalities were children aged under five, it said.
Experts have blamed lack of vaccination, poor medical facilities and malnutrition among the young.
2 Hours Ago
Hundred children die in DR Congo measles outbreak
KINSHASA
More than a hundred children in Democratic Republic of Congo have died of measles since the start of the year, an outbreak that has added to deadly epidemics of cholera and Ebola, the UN said on Wednesday.
Health officials in the southeast provinces of Lualaba and Lomami recorded 7,175 cases of measles in January, "at least 137 of which were fatal," the UN's MONUSCO peacekeeping mission said.
More than 80 percent of the fatalities were children aged under five, it said.
Experts have blamed lack of vaccination, poor medical facilities and malnutrition among the young.
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