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Detailed explanation-1: -On the 12th anniversary of the last case of wild poliovirus in the South-East Asia Region, WHO today called on countries to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles which is on the rise with nearly nine million children having missed vaccination against the killer disease in the last two years.

Detailed explanation-2: -World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles. The disease is on the rise with nearly nine million children having missed vaccination against it in the past two years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Outbreaks can happen in areas where people may be unvaccinated or under-vaccinated, including the United States. Right now, measles outbreaks are occurring in every region of the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Worldwide, 36 cases of measles per 1 million persons are reported each year; about 134, 200 die. For every 1, 000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it. As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the most common cause of death from measles in young children.