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4/21/11

Health officials report measles outbreak in Europe with most reported cases in France

The World Health Organization says there is an outbreak of measles in Europe with more than 6,500 cases reported in 33 nations.WHO officials released figures Thursday showing three of every four of the reported cases have been in France. The figures show that as of Monday there were 4,937 reported cases in France between January and March, compared with 5,090 during all of 2010.

Spain reported more than 600 cases in Andalusia in two outbreaks since October. Sevilla had more than 350 cases, Granada, about 250 cases.

WHO said outbreaks and rising case numbers were reported in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia and Switzerland.

For more: Health officials report measles outbreak in Europe with most reported cases in France - Winnipeg Free Press

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