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European Region loses ground in effort to eliminate #measles.

#Albania 🇦🇱
#CzechRepublic 🇨🇿
#Greece 🇬🇷
#UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧
have lost their measles elimination status.

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@WHO_Europe @WHO_Europe_DE @WHO_Europe_RU Re-establishment of #measles transmission threatens progress to eliminate this highly contagious disease. High immunization coverage must be sustained in every community to break the chain of transmission.
@WHO_Europe @WHO_Europe_DE @WHO_Europe_RU #Austria 🇦🇹 and #Switzerland 🇨🇭 attained #measles elimination status, having interrupted continuous transmission of the disease for at least 36 months.
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#VaccinesWork💪🏽
@WHO_Europe @WHO_Europe_DE @WHO_Europe_RU @WHOatEU The surge in #measles cases in Europe that began in 2018 has continued, with approximately 90,000 cases reported for the first half of 2019.
This is already more than the total for the whole of 2018 (84,462 cases) bit.ly/2LaPDXO
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