Status of Measles Verification

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 Do you know that there were 57,010 suspected cases of measles reported in 2014? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 21,420 confirmed cases and 110 fatalities.


Online references:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015. Measles in the Philippines. [online] Available at: <http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/watch/measles-philippines> [Accessed 30 May 2015].

Picture references:
[Status of Measles Verification] n.d. [image online] Available at: <http://www.wpro.who.int/immunization/documents/mrbulletinvol9issue4.pdf?ua=1> [Accessed 30 May 2015].


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