The number of measles cases in the ongoing Swansea epidemic has risen by 20 in the last week, raising the total number to 1,094, with Public Health Wales (PHW) warning that the outbreak may spread further.
It is not just the UK where immunisation coverage against measles is still too low and children are put at unnecessary risk
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Daniel O’Brien from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders describes his recent visit to Cameroon and calls for research and action to tackle Buruli ulcer disease.