Germany court orders measles sceptic to pay 100,000 euros
The court case comes after Germany suffered its worst measles outbreak in years
A German biologist who offered €100,000 (£71,350; $106,300) to anyone who could prove that measles is a virus has been ordered by a court to pay up.
Stefan Lanka, who believes the illness is psychosomatic, made the pledge four years ago on his website.
The reward was later claimed by German doctor David Barden, who gathered evidence from various medical studies. Mr Lanka dismissed the findings.
But the court in the town of Ravensburg ruled that the proof was sufficient.
Reacting to the verdict by the court in the southern town, Mr Lanka said he would appeal.
“It is a psychosomatic illness,” he told regional paper Suedkurier. “People become ill after traumatic separations.”
A recent outbreak of measles in Germany has sparked a debate about whether vaccinations against the disease should be compulsory.
An 18-month-old boy in Berlin died last month of the disease.
The World Health Organization said it was “taken aback” by the 22,000 cases reported across Europe since 2014, calling for an increase in vaccinations.
Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease characterised by a high fever, a rash and generally feeling unwell.
The most severe cases can be fatal.
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