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US measles cases highest since 2000 as global anti-vax movement surges

US health authorities say a significant factor contributing to measles outbreaks in New York is misinformation in communities about the safety of the vaccine. [Photo: AFP]

The US recorded 695 cases of measles in 2019, the most of any year since the disease was declared eliminated at the turn of the century, officials said Wednesday, ahead of a campaign to reinforce the message that vaccines are safe.

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