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Article: China's measles incidence rate on the increase.
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- China Business News
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- May 28, 2007
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China's measles incidence rate on the increase
Shanghai. May 28. INTERFAX-CHINA - The incidence rate of measles among infants under the age of one and people age 15 years and above have been increasing at rapid rates, the Chinese Center for Diseases Prevention and Control said today.
According to the latest report by the Chinese CDC, the incidence rate of measles has been on the rise in most Chinese provinces.
The findings show that in 2005, the incidence rate of measles among infants under the age of one was four times more common than in 2004.
The findings also showed that reported measles cases in people 15 years and above accounted ...