According to Reuters, federal health officials at the CDC said on Monday that the United States recorded 71 new measles cases last week,
路透社消息,疾病防治中心联邦健康官员周一表示美国上周记录了71起麻疹新病例,
a 13 percent increase as the country faces its second-worst outbreak of the disease in almost two decades.
增长13%,该国面临着近2个世纪以来第二严重的疾病爆发。
The U.S. outbreak is part of a worldwide rise in the once nearly eradicated disease.
这个一度将近灭绝的疾病在世界范围内增长,美国是其中之一。
The World Health Organization reported last week that global cases had risen nearly four-fold
上周世界卫生组织报道称,与去年同期相比,2019年第一季度
in the first quarter of 2019 to 112,163 compared with the same period last year.
该疾病全球病例增长近4倍至112,163起。
A vocal fringe of parents in the United States oppose vaccines, believing, contrary to scientific evidence,
美国很多家长反对疫苗并认为疫苗中的配方会导致孤独症和其他疾病,
that ingredients in them can cause autism or other disorders.
这些想法均与科学依据相违背。