Measles -- Venezuela
Endemic transmission of measles has been reestablished in one country in the region, but PAHO's other 34 Member States maintain their elimination status.
While 34 Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) maintain their measles elimination status, endemic transmission of the virus has now been reestablished in Venezuela. To stop further spread of measles throughout the region, the Director of PAHO, Carissa F Etienne, has urged all countries to rapidly increase vaccination
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5996307&promed&0
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