Armed conflict is linked to increased measles cases globally

Armed conflict is linked to increased measles cases globally. Countries experiencing armed conflict tend to report more measles cases, and the elevated risk persists even a year after the fighting, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine.

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Trechos de apoio da pauta: Countries experiencing armed conflict tend to report more measles cases, and the elevated risk persists even a year after the fighting, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine. The study links armed conflict to measles in two ways: directly, by disrupting immunization programs, and—more powerfully—indirectly, by eroding a country's economic, educational and health foundations that protect populations from preventable disease.

• Ponto de atenção: armed.
• Ponto de atenção: conflict.
• Ponto de atenção: linked.

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