Measles -- United States
"Measles is one of the most serious disease threats to the local population of Afghanistan. This disease has the capacity, in the setting of overcrowding and malnutrition, to cause epidemics resulting in massive morbidity and mortality. A measles epidemic was most recently reported in April 2000, with at least 1200 fatalities and a case fatality rate of 8%-13% (324). Most of the deaths were reported from Badakhshan, bordering Tajikistan.
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