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Measles cases skyrocket in Pakistan amid distrust of vaccination programs

Measles and Scarlet Fever by perpetualplum
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Pakistani family members hold their children suffering from measles, admitted at a local hospital in Sukkar, Pakistan on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012 with hundreds of children dying of the disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Pakistani officials in recent days say they have launched an immunization campaign to reach children in the worst-hit areas.  / AP KARACHI, PakistanMeasles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012, and hundreds of children died from the disease, an international health body said Tuesday. In recent days Pakistani officials said they launched an immunization campaign to reach children in the worst-hit areas. But the country still struggles with a beleaguered health care system, unsanitary conditions in many regions and a lack of education about how to prevent disease. All those factors make it difficult to combat infectious diseases such as measles and polio.

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Measles cases skyrocket in Pakistan amid distrust of vaccination programs

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In December, nine health officials working to immunize Pakistanis against polio were killed by militants opposed to campaign

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