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Measles Outbreak Claims Adult Victim in England

Measles Outbreak Claims Adult Victim in England

The UK Health Security Agency confirmed the death, the first in the current outbreak, which has been driven by low MMR vaccination rates.

London has been hardest hit, with the outbreak spreading to other regions.

The NHS is targeting around a million families whose children missed one or both doses.

The death underscores the dangers of the highly contagious disease.

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Measles
Viral disease affecting humans
England
Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
London
Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
MMR vaccine
Any of several combined vaccines against measles, mumps, and rubella