Measles -- Mongolia
Mongolia launched a nationwide vaccination campaign on [Thu 12 May 2016] to combat a serious measles outbreak, targeting 18 to 30-year-olds.
According to the Mongolian Health Ministry, as of 6 May [2016], a total of 19 194 measles cases were recorded nationwide and 59 infants died of measles infection.
The ministry said most of the infected were students and infants.
United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) provided the current batch of measles vaccines for around 624 000
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/1OrTrxk
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