The death toll from a growing measles outbreak on the small Pacific island of Samoa has topped 50. Since the Samoan government declared a national measles epidemic in late October, at least 53 people -- nearly all children -- have died from the highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease. Most of
The death toll from a growing measles outbreak on the small Pacific island of Samoa has topped 50.
Samoa's Ministry of Health has recorded a total of 3,728 measles cases in the islands' population of around 200,000 since the outbreak began, according to the latest data. All schools have been closed indefinitely since mid-November and children have been banned from attending public gatherings due to the epidemic.
The disease can lead to severe complications. Nearly one to three of every 1,000 children who become infected with measles will die from respiratory and neurological complications, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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