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13 children killed by suspected measles outbreak in Sudan's displacement c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sudanese branch of Medecins Sans Frontiere (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, said: "The situation is critical. Suspected measles and malnutrition in children are the most urgent health problems."
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Measles kills one-year-old girl in Mumbai, toll reaches 14
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the BMC, 78 new patients with measles were admitted to hospitals on Monday while 49 were discharged on recovery.
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Centre deputes high-level team to Mumbai to manage Measles outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a bid to assess and manage the upsurge in measles cases in Mumbai, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to depute a three-members high-level multi-disciplinary team in the city.
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Raging measles outbreak killed 150 in Afghanistan in January: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 14 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the raging measles outbreak infected tens of thousands and killed more than 150 people in Afghanistan last month, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Responding to emergency request, India provides 30,000 doses of measles va
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Swiftly responding to a request from the Maldives, India on Thursday provided 30,000 doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine to contain the measles outbreak in the island country.
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Toll from measles outbreak in Samoa rises to 79
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Apia [Samoa], Dec 22 (Sputnik/ANI) A measles outbreak in Samoa has already killed 79 people, with over 5,500 cases of the disease registered in the country, which has a population of less than 200,000, the Samoan government said on Sunday.
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Study warns of measles outbreak
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 19 (ANI): New research has indicated that a decline in measles vaccination could lead to the outbreak of the disease in full swing.
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Public health emergency declared in Brooklyn amidst measles outbreak
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): A public health emergency has been declared in Williamsburg here due to a measles outbreak, with 300 cases being recorded until now, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Measles oubreak kills 261 people in Philippines
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Mar 8 (ANI): As many as 261 people, mostly children under the age of five, have lost their lives due to measles in the Philippines since the start of 2019, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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Measles outbreak claims 130 lives in Manila
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feb 19 (ANI): A measles outbreak this year in Manila has claimed 130 lives so far. Among dead are mostly children aged between one and four, health authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
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New York witnesses largest measles outbreak in recent history
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 09 (ANI): Amid spike in measles cases globally, New York too is seeing the largest outbreak of measles outbreak in the state's recent history.
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Weaker non-medical exemption policies reduce likelihood of measles outbrea
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar.23 (ANI): According to a new study, places which have weaker non-medical exemption policies for vaccinations can reduce the likelihood of a measles outbreak 140 to 190 percent by strengthening them.
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