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Measles outbreak rages in Bangladesh

NPR | By Gabrielle Emanuel
Published May 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM EDT

A measles outbreak in Bangladesh is suspected to have killed more than 500 and sickened up to 60,000. Bangladesh was getting measles under control until a new government upended vaccination efforts.

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