The World Health Organization warned the number of measles cases in Europe sharply increased during the first six months of 2018, killing several dozen people, according to CBS News. The United Nations agency`s European office released a report on Monday which said more than 41,000 measles cases were reported in the region from January through June of 2018, more than any 12 month period so far this decade. The last record total was 23,927 cases in 2017, while in 2016, only 5,273 cases were reported. `We are seeing a dramatic increase in infections and extended outbreaks,` Dr. Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO regional director for Europe, said in a statement. `We call on all countries to immediately...
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