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Measles Outbreak in NigerApril 21, 2008Since January 2008, thousands of children have developed measles in Niger. MSF has sent medical teams to Maradi and Zinder, the regions with the highest numbers of measles cases, to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease. Almost 500,000 children have been vaccinated in the Maradi and Zinder regions. Iza Ciglenecki, a medical advisor for MSF, reports on the response of MSF emergency teams in Magaria district (in Zinder)—an area where MSF had already been running a nutritional program.  Since January 2008, thousands of children have developed measles in Niger. MSF has sent medical teams to Maradi and Zinder, the regions with the highest numbers of measles cases, to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease. Almost 500,000 children have been vaccinated in the Maradi and Zinder regions. Iza Ciglenecki, a medical advisor for MSF, reports on the response of MSF emergency teams in Magaria district (in Zinder)—an area where MSF had already been running a nutritional program.
Tags: Niger, Measles, Vaccination Campaign |
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