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Japan battles worst measles outbreak in a decade

Several cases involve members of the religious group Kyusei Shinkyo that believes that medicines are ‘harmful’

Japan is battling its worst measles outbreak in a decade, amid World Health Organisation (WHO) warnings that global efforts to halt the spread of the disease were failing, in part due to vaccine-skepticism.

More than 170 new cases have been recorded in Japan since the start of the year, according to public broadcaster NHK, affecting people in 20 of the county’s 47 prefectures.

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