More than 900 people have died in a measles epidemic in Madagascar , according to the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) . There have been 300 cases of the disease since the outbreak started in September . Some 553 measles - related cases have been confirmed , while another 300 are suspected , the WHO added . Low immunisation rates on the island alone are thought to be behind the epidemic .
More than 900 people have died in a measles outbreak in Madagascar, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). There have been 68,000 cases of the disease since the outbreak started in September. Some 553 measles-related deaths have been confirmed, while another 373 are suspected, the WHO added. Low immunisation rates on the island nation are thought to be behind the epidemic.