More tests are still needed. But because both drugs are already approved, human testing will follow soon.
Aid Groups in Guinea Fighting Measles Outbreak
Mass emergency vaccination programs were launched in Guinea recently to control a growing health threat -- measles. Doctors Without Borders and the United Nations Childrens Fund announced the vaccination campaigns last month. The two groups planned to work with Guineas Ministry of Health to vaccinate more than two million children against measles. All the boys and girls are between the ages of six months and 10 years.
The World Health Organization warns that measles is one of the mostly highly-infectious diseases. WHO experts say measles is a leading cause of death among children. The cause is a fast-spreading virus.
The measles outbreak in Guinea began in December. A short time later, the government declared measles an epidemic. This means it has infected many people over a short period. The last measles outbreak in Guinea was in . At that time, the disease infected more than 4,000 children and caused 10 deaths.
Most cases of measles are curable. But health experts say vaccination is the best way to keep the number of deaths low.
In February, Doctors Without Borders reported that not enough children had received vaccinations that include protection against measles. It said fewer than 80 percent of children living in the capital Conakry had received such vaccines. Only 37 percent of all children in Guinea were vaccinated.
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