Commentary: The most concerning outbreak right now isn’t Ebola or hantavirus

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Despite being the leading cause of vaccine-preventable child deaths worldwide, measles doesn’t garner much attention, says Hsu Li Yang of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. SINGAPORE: Two rare and deadly infectious diseases drew significant international coverage and public attention in May: the Andes hantavirus on board the cruise ship MV Hondius and the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  Meanwhile, an ongoing outbreak has been linked to the