Nepal, Jan. 27 -- Measles, a 'highly contagious' viral disease, is far from gone in Nepal. The country had promised a measles-free future by 2026, but it has resurfaced in Malangwa Municipality of Sarlahi district, where 23 children have been infected. Of them, seven tested positive, while others were epi-confirmed (or confirmed based on symptoms and exposure patterns). The outbreak, the first in more than two years, is apparently the result of a vaccination gap and a lack of public awareness. The fact that the deadly disease continues to trouble primarily children-even with the government providing free vaccines against measles by including a two-dose Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine at 9 and 15 months of age-suggests the misplaced prioritie...