India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US
The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries
The Americas declared free of measles
The region is the first in the world to eliminate measles
Measles outbreak kills nearly 700 children in 4 months in Zimbabwe
The number of deaths is four times that reported by the ministry two weeks ago (157 children)
Global measles outbreak: Is this the new pandemic?
187 countries report measles cases
China close to measles-free status: WHO report
No deaths from measles were reported in China for the last 18 months
43% increase in measles deaths from 2021-2022: WHO
Number of cases rose by 18% in a year; 15 more countries reported measles outbreaks in 2022
‘169 million children missed the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017’
UNICEF reveals shocking data and cites it to be behind the recent spurt in measles cases
Measles: Zimbabwe launches awareness campaign to fight vaccine hesitancy
This follows a sharp uptick in caseload and deaths
Why more measles patients die of other infections
Measles virus wipes out the body’s immunity
Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO
The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year
COVID-19 fallout: Immune amnesia may be lurking amid millions of missing measles shots
Measles infects & destroys memory & memory-like cells, erasing recollection of past encounters with various microbes & vaccines …
Measles campaigns suspended in most countries; 140 million lives at stake, mostly children
In many countries the regular measles vaccine campaigns are delayed by over a year due to the pandemic disruptions
Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky
In 2019, Ukraine, Philippines, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Venezuela and Brazil, recorded tens of thousands of measles …
10 threats to global health in 2019
The world is facing disease outbreaks like Ebola, measles, drug-resistant pathogens, health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change …
Health in news on May 11
Familia risks
Measles outbreak in Mumbai: 164 cases reported since September
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection associated with high mortality in children under 2 years
Anti-vaccine poster boy: Is Andrew Wakefield the most hated man in modern medicine?
Anti-vaccine 'hero' Andrew Wakefield was stripped of medical credentials in '98. Now his film has been pulled from Tribeca film festival
Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola
Measles is proving fatal faster than Ebola
Measles catch-up campaign falls short of expectation
Health ministry officials say impact of the campaign will show results later
ERADICATING MEASLES
V(a)x populi: Should we or should we not vaccinate
Three experts come from three different points of view to the debate on compulsory vaccination
Measles outbreak in Europe exposes gaps in vaccination coverage
Outbreaks will continue in Europe, as elsewhere, until every country reaches the level of immunisation needed to fully protect their populations
Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO
Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services
Monsoon deaths