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Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?

NPR · Sep 9, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC

Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control?

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