Dhaka, April 7 – As Bangladesh grapples with an outbreak of measles, a total of 118 people, mostly children, have died from suspected cases, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).According to the DGHS, the deaths have been recorded...
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Dhaka, April 5 Bangladesh on Sunday said a severe outbreak of measles has claimed the lives of at least 94 children in the past 19 days, prompting the government to launch an emergency campaign to combat the infectious disease.As the outbreak affected 56 out of the 64 administrative districts...
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Dhaka, April 1 – As the measles outbreak raises public health concerns across Bangladesh, at least four children have died from suspected cases and related complications in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 44 this year, local media reported on Wednesday.According to Shankar...
Dhaka, March 30 – At least six new patients with measles symptoms were admitted to Bangladesh's Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), bringing the total number of patients in the pediatric ward to 18 on Monday, local media reported.Muhammad Musa, head of the Pediatric Department at CMCH...
New Delhi, March 17 – From eradicating smallpox in 1977 to eliminating polio and neonatal tetanus, administering 200 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines, and now pursuing the elimination of measles and rubella – India's immunization journey is one of verified, milestone-by-milestone achievements...
Sydney, March 12 – A recent surge in measles cases in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has primarily been driven by infections acquired in Southeast Asia, health authorities said on Thursday.The NSW Department of Health said in a report that authorities were notified of 60...
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Sydney, March 4 Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a measles health alert for western Sydney as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise toward the total figure for 2025.The NSW Department of Health said in a warning released on Tuesday night that...
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Wellington, February 24 – Two new measles cases, linked to overseas travel and originating from the same household, have been detected in Auckland, three weeks after New Zealand declared an earlier outbreak over.The locations of interest include Singapore Airlines flight SQ281, which arrived...