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Measles in Venezuela: Nearly 1000 cases reported in past year
by News Desk
February 7, 2018
Headlines, Latin America and the Caribbean
For the period between Jan. 2017 and Jan. 2018, 952 measles cases were reported in Venezuela (732 by laboratory and 220 by epidemiological link), according to UN officials.
Most of the cases are from Bol?var state, accounting for 82% of the total confirmed cases, although there were cases reported in Apure, Anzoategui, Delta Amacuro, the Capital District, Miranda, Monagas, Vargas, and Zulia.
The municipality of Caroni, Bolivar State, is the epicenter of the outbreak...
Measles in Venezuela: Nearly 1000 cases reported in past year
by News Desk
February 7, 2018
Headlines, Latin America and the Caribbean
For the period between Jan. 2017 and Jan. 2018, 952 measles cases were reported in Venezuela (732 by laboratory and 220 by epidemiological link), according to UN officials.
Most of the cases are from Bol?var state, accounting for 82% of the total confirmed cases, although there were cases reported in Apure, Anzoategui, Delta Amacuro, the Capital District, Miranda, Monagas, Vargas, and Zulia.
The municipality of Caroni, Bolivar State, is the epicenter of the outbreak...