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Measles spreads to Tonga from New Zealand
43 minutes ago
Tonga's government has declared a measles outbreak that is linked to the New Zealand epidemic.
Tonga's chief medical officer of Public Health said Wednesday's declaration was made after laboratory tests found 68 measles cases in Tonga.
Dr Reynold Ofanoa said contact tracing and history taking from measles patients revealed the virus was spread from New Zealand.
"Majority of the cases that we had initially were members of a national rugby team," Dr Ofanoa said.
"Players visited New Zealand from our schools to play some games during the month of September, and then the first case contracted the disease while in New Zealand."...
Measles spreads to Tonga from New Zealand
43 minutes ago
Tonga's government has declared a measles outbreak that is linked to the New Zealand epidemic.
Tonga's chief medical officer of Public Health said Wednesday's declaration was made after laboratory tests found 68 measles cases in Tonga.
Dr Reynold Ofanoa said contact tracing and history taking from measles patients revealed the virus was spread from New Zealand.
"Majority of the cases that we had initially were members of a national rugby team," Dr Ofanoa said.
"Players visited New Zealand from our schools to play some games during the month of September, and then the first case contracted the disease while in New Zealand."...
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