US measles cases reach 35-year high
There have been 2,318 confirmed cases of the virus, higher than last year's total with five months to go.
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"The whole world had their worst measles year."
— Robert F Kennedy Jr , Activist
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There have been 2,318 confirmed cases of the virus, higher than last year's total with five months to go.
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