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The measles epidemic in Ukraine has exceeded 30,000 cases by the beginning of the year 2019. According to the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, 30,794 people – 13,825 adults and 16,969 children – were affected until 14 March.
In addition, a 9-year-old girl from the Rivne area died from measles complications, making her the eleventh death in 2019.
In Lviv, a decrease in the number of cases in recent weeks, on the order of 10% per week since February, for the first time propelled the Oblast to the top of the most affected regions.
In the Vinnitsa region, for the eleventh week, almost half as many new cases of measles were recorded as last week.
Immunization measures were intensified this year in both areas.
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