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US Measles Outbreak Linked to International Youth Sporting Event
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Title US Measles Outbreak Linked to International Youth Sporting Event
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570495?src=rss
Description An outbreak of seven measles cases last year in the US has been linked to attendance at an international sporting event, according to a February 22nd article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date Feb 22, 2008
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