Tag: Measles epidemic Brazil

• Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 04:52 UTC

  UNICEF warns of global spike of measles; includes Brazil and Venezuela

  

  Ninety-eight countries reported more cases of measles in 2018 compared with 2017, and the world body warned that conflict, complacency and the growing anti-vaccine movement threatened to undo decades of work to tame the disease.

• Thursday, July 19th 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  Measles epidemic in northern Brazil linked to exodus of Venezuelans

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry says at least 744 people have been infected with measles in a growing outbreak linked to cases imported from neighboring Venezuela.The total includes 67 indigenous Venezuelans and Brazilians.