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Britain on alert for measles from Italy. The health agency in England declared the national emergency after finding that measles cases have more than doubled this year compared to last year. And very often it is an illness "imported" by visitors who had been to Italy.
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"This is discouraging – said the College of Physicians – if we consider to what extent point we are close to completely eradicating this disease ". The problem is that more than 5 000 of the 21 000 measles cases recorded in Europe last year occurred in Italy, which is due to the drastic drop in the vaccination rate. In Britain, the rate is 92% (however, below the target of 95), while in Italy it has fallen to 85%. British newspapers explicitly point to Lega and 5 Stelle, which fueled skeptical campaigns for vaccines. "The rejection of the general medical opinion is part of the mental image of the populists," writes the Times who also accuses the National Front of Marine Le Pen in France, where vaccinations are also down and the growth of measles. "There is a frightening irony," comments the Times, "in a politician like Matteo Salvini, who talks about risky diseases of African immigrants and then argues for a policy that kills Italian children"
5 July 2018 (change July 5, 2018 | 11:59)
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