!['Dramatic Resurgence' of Measles in Europe: WHO 'Dramatic Resurgence' of Measles in Europe: WHO](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOAtaI-ulh5jpBUO-lPHWdCLlF6q7KL55nG5-9wzSRQTHflrlBkSXIAJukY3AeVPWPhSj9V22D3kpVGvronAg_HK8OcB_5HOAh12mffi6ORuFr0QwShvYhy0awvp28NSDImC1h6yfo3-o/s640/measles-warning.jpg)
Ukraine had most of the measles cases in the first half of 2019 (84,000), followed by Kazakhstan and Georgia, the Associated Press reported.
Four European countries - Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece and the U.K. - have lost their status as having eliminated measles, an expert WHO committee said.
Vaccination can prevent measles, but there is no effective treatment for the disease once people are infected.
A number of European countries have implemented stronger vaccination policies, but areas of vaccine refusal have led to epidemics across the continent, the AP reported.
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