A CBS News medical correspondent and doctor says her "biggest concern for the World Cup is actually measles. It's not hantavirus, it is not Ebola."
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Simon Ellery
Updated on: May 20, 2026 / 11:31 AM EDT
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Nearly 600 people have died from the disease, with over 60,000 suspected cases in the country since mid-March.
More than 100 people, mostly children, have been killed by measles since mid-March, officials suspect.
Measles may be the bigger threat partly because it is more contagious, and cases in the U.S. are already rising.
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