Pacific Islands Fear Spread of Measles During Holiday Travel Season

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International health officials are taking steps to prevent a potential spread of measles to more Pacific islands during the holiday travel period

Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa, a U.S. territory, have all reported outbreaks or cases of measles in recent weeks.

But Samoa, an independent country that is an eight-hour ferry ride from American Samoa, has suffered the largest outbreak by far. As of Saturday, measles had killed 79 people in the island nation and sickened...

 

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