Measles Outbreak In Cameroon Advances Because Parents Refused Vaccinations
VOA News: Measles Virus Races Through Northwest Cameroon
“A measles epidemic is sweeping through northwestern Cameroon, with reports of more than 300 children infected and several deaths in just a week. Dr. Sama Julius of the expanded immunization program in northwestern Cameroon said the epidemic got its start because people were refusing to vaccinate their children…” (Kindzeka, 7/11).
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