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Measles outbreaks are continuing to spread around the globe, with Ukraine among the nations reporting the highest number of new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

Measles cases over the first six months of 2019 are at the highest level since 2006 — substantially a result of uneven availability and misleading information regarding vaccinations, the WHO said in a report published on August 13.

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