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Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child mark

Bangladesh measles toll nears grim 1,000-child markWorldPing

Bangladesh's deadliest measles outbreak in decades is nearing the grim milestone of 1,000 child deaths, as a devastating epidemic sweeps through the country and crowded hospital wards fill with struggling babies.

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