O sarampo está voltando a se espalhar pelo mundo a partir de locais com baixas taxas de cobertura vacinal, onde alguns poucos casos podem rapidamente se transformar em uma epidemia
- Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
Measles is making a comeback around the world. In places with low vaccination rates, a few cases can quickly become an epidemic.
Public health scholars worry that the resurgence of measles may signal a coming wave of other vaccine-preventable diseases.
Decreased vaccination rates have led to measles outbreaks in Canada and other countries.
Declaring monkeypox a national health emergency will allow the U.S. government to direct resources and funds where needed to help slow the spread of the virus.
By late July 2022, monkeypox was present in more than 70 countries with significant spread in certain communities. As a result, the World Health Organization began taking steps to fight the virus.
The monkeypox virus, which is commonly found in West and Central Africa, is now causing many infections in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.
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