American anti-vaxxers quarantined after children contract measles in Costa Rica's first case for 13 years

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American anti-vaxxers quarantined after children contract measles in Costa Rica's first case for 13 yearsTwo American children who had not been vaccinated by their parents have fallen ill with measles in Costa Rica, in the first case to originate in the country for 13 years. The Ministry of Health announced that it tested four American children between the ages of three and 10, who displayed symptoms of the disease after being treated at a clinic in the Cóbano region. The parents, who are American citizens with five more children, never vaccinated their kids for measles.


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