Samoa measles cases, deaths more than double over past week
Samoa has become vulnerable to measles outbreaks as the number of people becoming immunized has… Read More
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More than 5,000 measles deaths this year
Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January… Read More
6 years ago
Hopes Samoa measles epidemic close to peaking
Official government figures showed there had been one additional fatality since Tuesday, although the number… Read More
6 years ago
Measles outbreak kills 20, mostly children
Australia is sending a specialist team of doctors, nurses and public health experts to Samoa,… Read More
6 years ago
Measles vaccine made mandatory to stop deadly outbreak
At least six fatalities, including five children, have been linked to the outbreak of the… Read More
6 years ago
US records one new case in measles outbreak
The measles case was confirmed on Saturday in an unvaccinated resident of the southeastern U.S.… Read More
6 years ago
Getting measles ‘resets’ the body’s immune system
Measles, the contagious childhood disease that is once more on the rise globally, is more… Read More
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Four European states lose measles eradication status
Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously… Read More
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US records 12 new cases of measles
California health officials said a teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles had visited… Read More
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Measles-stricken girl visited Disneyland, other destinations
A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist… Read More
6 years ago
US records 21 new measles cases as of last week
The United States recorded 21 new measles cases last week, raising the total number of… Read More
6 years ago
Measles kill more people in DR Congo than Ebola: NGO
DR Congo declared a measles epidemic in June. Read More
6 years ago
Measles surveillance lags in US workplaces
Monitoring for measles in U.S. workplaces needs improvement, especially in the healthcare sector, an occupational… Read More
6 years ago
US recorded 18 new cases of measles last week
The United States recorded 18 new measles cases last week, taking the total for the… Read More
6 years ago
US risks losing measles elimination status
The United States risks losing its measles "elimination status" if current outbreaks continue, US health… Read More
6 years ago
Fight vaccine hesitancy as ‘contagious disease’, UN meeting told
The WHO says cases of measles - a highly contagious viral infection that can prove… Read More
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‘Get your children vaccinated or face fine’
Measles is more contagious than tuberculosis or Ebola, yet it is eminently preventable with a… Read More
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Cruise ship quarantined over measles case
The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has imposed a quarantine on a visiting cruise ship,… Read More
6 years ago
Number of US measles cases rises to 704 in 2019: official
Measles were declared eliminated in the US in 2000 but this year has seen the… Read More
6 years ago
Factbox: What you need to know about the US measles outbreak
The United States so far this year has recorded 695 cases of measles in 22… Read More
6 years ago