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LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year. The number of cases also rose by nearly 20% after immunization levels dropped to their lowest in 15 years during the pandemic. In a report released Thursday, WHO and CDC said the highly infectious disease triggered epidemics in 37 countries last year, versus 22 countries in 2021. The agencies estimated that measles sickened 9 million children and killed 136,00, mostly in poorer countries. Measles is among the most infectious diseases known and spreads in the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The post Measles deaths w

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