(JULY 15, 2011,GENEVA)- United Nations officials said outbreaks of measles in Ethiopia and Kenya have killed dozens of children and sickened thousands of others.
Unicef spokeswoman Marixie Mercado said Friday at least 17,584 measles cases, including 114 deaths, have been reported by Ethiopian health officials in the first half of the year.
World Health Organization spokesman Tarek Jasarevic said at least 462 cases of measles, including 11 deaths, have been confirmed in recent months among Somali refugee children in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.
He said 2 million children in Ethiopia are at risk of contracting measles.
WHO has warned that the movement of people and poor sanitation in camps overcrowded because of drought and violence in East Africa increase the risk of cholera, typhoid and measles epidemics.
Source: The Wall Street Journal Africa
Unicef spokeswoman Marixie Mercado said Friday at least 17,584 measles cases, including 114 deaths, have been reported by Ethiopian health officials in the first half of the year.
World Health Organization spokesman Tarek Jasarevic said at least 462 cases of measles, including 11 deaths, have been confirmed in recent months among Somali refugee children in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.
He said 2 million children in Ethiopia are at risk of contracting measles.
WHO has warned that the movement of people and poor sanitation in camps overcrowded because of drought and violence in East Africa increase the risk of cholera, typhoid and measles epidemics.
Source: The Wall Street Journal Africa
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