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Washington, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Measles roars back in the US, topping 1,000 cases

NAMPA / AFP
2025-05-09
The United States' measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases with three deaths so far, state and local data showed Friday, marking a stark resurgence of a vaccine-preventable disease that the nation once declared eliminated. The surge comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to undermine confidence in the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine -- a highly effective shot he has falsely claimed is dangerous and contai......
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Libreville, May 10, 2025 (AFP) - Gabon longs to cash in on sacred hallucinogenic remedy
2025-05-10 08:02:52
Los Angeles, United States, May 10, 2025 (AFP) - BMS and Sanofi to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle Plavix lawsuit
2025-05-10 05:01:57
Stockholm, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Academic held in Iran at 'immediate' risk after heart attack: wife
2025-05-09 22:31:23
Washington, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - US approves first at-home cervical cancer screening device
2025-05-09 22:00:49
Washington, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Measles roars back in the US, topping 1,000 cases
2025-05-09 19:30:40
Abidjan, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Ivorian women fight FGM with reconstructive surgery
2025-05-09 18:30:54
Washington, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - US measles outbreak crosses 1,000 confirmed cases: AFP tally
2025-05-09 18:00:48
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Stockholm, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Life of Swede held in Iran at 'immediate' risk after heart attack: wife
2025-05-09 16:30:54
Lusaka, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Zambia vows action after US cuts aid over drugs theft
2025-05-09 12:33:32
Copenhagen, May 9, 2025 (AFP) - Denmark's Queen Margrethe expected to leave hospital this weekend
2025-05-09 11:31:01

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