In Ebola-stricken countries, measles is now a risk
Ebola itself was bad enough in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia. But the outbreak also led to turmoil in those countries’ health care systems — and now a measles outbreak is a risk. Should a measles outbreak occur, almost twice as many people will be sickened, compared with before the outbreak. Thousands could die, according to a study appearing in the journal Science today.
“Measles in particular is known to show up during or after humanitarian crises because it’s so infectious,” says Justin Lessler, a study lead author and an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in a call with reporters.
“Measles in particular is known to show up during or after humanitarian crises.”
The Ebola crisis kept people…
Source:: The Verge
