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Measles breaks out in northwestern Zambia
By Xinhua -
Jun 13, 2022
Measles has broken out in northwestern Zambia’s Mushindano district, with three deaths reported so far, health authorities said on Monday.
Ambrose Lufuma, the acting Minister of Health, said a total of 18 cases were reported in the district and three deaths as of June 6, 2022.
Five new suspected cases affecting children between the ages of seven and 12 have been reported in the past 24 hours, he added.
The outbreak, he said, has been attributed to low vaccine uptake, particularly among some social-cultural and religious groupings in the district...
Measles breaks out in northwestern Zambia
By Xinhua -
Jun 13, 2022
Measles has broken out in northwestern Zambia’s Mushindano district, with three deaths reported so far, health authorities said on Monday.
Ambrose Lufuma, the acting Minister of Health, said a total of 18 cases were reported in the district and three deaths as of June 6, 2022.
Five new suspected cases affecting children between the ages of seven and 12 have been reported in the past 24 hours, he added.
The outbreak, he said, has been attributed to low vaccine uptake, particularly among some social-cultural and religious groupings in the district...
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