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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles—a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped

Almost 900 people in Bangladesh are suspected to have died in a measles outbreak that began in March.

Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles—a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped

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Almost 900 people in Bangladesh are suspected to have died in a measles outbreak that began in March.

Almost 900 people in Bangladesh are suspected to have died in a measles outbreak that began in March. Most of those affected are children.

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Almost 900 people in Bangladesh are suspected to have died in a measles outbreak that began in March.

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