16 measles deaths in MMR, 10 in last 15 days
2 years ago

16 measles deaths in MMR, 10 in last 15 days

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai A 5-month-old child from Wadala and a 21-month-old from Thane died of suspected measles on Tuesday. 16 measles deaths in MMR, 10 in last 15 days The child from Wadala suffered cardiac disease since birth, and was not immunised since he was too young to get the measles vaccine as per the universal immunisation programme. The family had shifted to Kausa 11 months back from Uttar Pradesh,” said Thane Municipal Corporation commissioner Abhijit Bangar. Meanwhile, besides Kausa, Mumbra, Shil, MM Valley and Atkeshwar, primary health centres have also reported cases of measles. Between August and November, the TMC has collected samples of 174 suspect cases, out of which 50 cases are positive and two deaths have been reported till date.

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Lack of vaccine drove measles cases up by 20% in 2023: WHO
1 month, 1 week ago

Lack of vaccine drove measles cases up by 20% in 2023: WHO

India Today  

Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organisation and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. "At this moment, every single country in the world has access to measles vaccine, so there's no reason why any child …

Expert issues stark measles warning after outbreaks erupt in parts of England
11 months ago

Expert issues stark measles warning after outbreaks erupt in parts of England

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health experts have warned “we must act now” as measles cases …

MP: Indore Sees 47 Cases of Measles in One Month; 83 Pc Patients Unvaccinated
1 year, 9 months ago

MP: Indore Sees 47 Cases of Measles in One Month; 83 Pc Patients Unvaccinated

News 18  

At least 47 cases of measles have been detected in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore in the last one month and 83 per cent of the infected persons had not been vaccinated, an official said on Monday. The administration has received reports of 47 cases of measles in one month, and the affected persons range from a six-month-old baby to a 19-year-old …

Unnao Measles Outbreak: 3 Children Suffer Untimely Death, 35 Others Down With Fever, Rashes
1 year, 11 months ago

Unnao Measles Outbreak: 3 Children Suffer Untimely Death, 35 Others Down With Fever, Rashes

News 18  

In a tragic turn of events, three children of a family suffered an untimely death due to measles within a span of three weeks in Unnao’s Danigarhi village. As per a report by Hindustan Times, 35 children of the same village have also developed rashes and fever. The deaths due to measles were confirmed by Unnao’s chief medical officer Satya …

Measles outbreak in Unnao village kills 3 kids of a family, 35 others ill
1 year, 11 months ago

Measles outbreak in Unnao village kills 3 kids of a family, 35 others ill

Hindustan Times  

KANPUR Three unvaccinated kids of a family have lost their lives to measles within a span of just three weeks in Unnao’s Danigarhi village. Doctors faced stiff resistance from the villagers during the vaccination drive In view of the outbreak, the district health department has launched a vaccination drive to inoculate kids against measles despite resistance from locals. Our teams …

Mumbai reports three fresh measles cases, no death | What are doctors' advice
2 years ago

Mumbai reports three fresh measles cases, no death | What are doctors' advice

India TV News  

Three fresh cases of measles were reported in Mumbai on Tuesday, taking the total tally of cases in the city since the start of the year to 496. In the wake of a rise in measles cases among children, the Centre has also advised states to administer one additional dose for measles and rubella to all children of 9 months …

Maharashtra Measles Outbreak: Cases Top 724, Over 300 Infections in Mumbai; Centre Issues Vaccination Guidelines
2 years ago

Maharashtra Measles Outbreak: Cases Top 724, Over 300 Infections in Mumbai; Centre Issues Vaccination Guidelines

News 18  

Maharashtra is facing a measles outbreak with the capital city Mumbai being the worst affected. State surveillance officer Dr Pradip Awate told TOI, “There are new hotspots in Pune, Nanded, Auranagabad, Buldhana now.” According to a government press release, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is regularly reviewing the situation. Amid the upsurge across several states, the Centre on Wednesday told all …

Maharashtra logs 717 measles cases since January, Mumbai worst-hit
2 years ago

Maharashtra logs 717 measles cases since January, Mumbai worst-hit

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, Mumbai recorded five fresh measles cases and one suspected death, the city’s civic body had said in a bulletin earlier in the day. In Mumbai alone, ten deaths due to measles have been reported as of November 28 Mumbai: The tally of measles cases recorded in Maharashtra since the start of the year has reached 717 including 303 …

Measles Outbreak in Mumbai: 11 New Cases, One Suspected Death
2 years ago

Measles Outbreak in Mumbai: 11 New Cases, One Suspected Death

News 18  

Mumbai has reported 11 fresh measles cases and one suspected death amid the outbreak of the viral infection in the city, a civic official said. The civic body in a statement said Mumbai will inoculate 1,34,833 children in the age group of nine months to five years. “A total of 3,496 children in the age group of six to nine …

12 deaths, 233 cases and counting… Why Mumbai is witnessing a measles outbreak
2 years ago

12 deaths, 233 cases and counting… Why Mumbai is witnessing a measles outbreak

Firstpost  

Mumbai is in the grips of a measles outbreak; the city has already recorded 12 deaths and 233 cases of the contagious viral disease. “It is also clear that in all such geographies, the effected children were predominantly unvaccinated and the average coverage of Measles and Rubella Containing Vaccine among the eligible beneficiaries is also significantly below the national average,” …

Measles Outbreak: Mumbai's Toll Reaches 12; Centre Issues Advisory, Rushes Teams to 3 States
2 years ago

Measles Outbreak: Mumbai's Toll Reaches 12; Centre Issues Advisory, Rushes Teams to 3 States

News 18  

Sounding an alarm over measles outbreak, Centre has rushed teams to Ranchi, Ahmedabad and Malappuram to investigate and assist in management of rising trend of cases and also asked states to consider administering one additional dose of Measles and Rubella vaccines to all children, aged 9 months to 5 years, in vulnerable areas. “It is also clear that in all …

Mumbai’s measles count rises by seven to touch 176; suspected deaths remain at 8
2 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai’s measles count rises by seven to touch 176; suspected deaths remain at 8

The Hindu  

The measles tally in Mumbai rose to 176 on Friday, up from 169 a day earlier, while the number of suspected deaths remained unchanged at eight, a civic official said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's bulletin issued here late evening said the suspected cases of measles stood at 2,860. The BMC bulletin confirmed the death of a 10-year-old girl from measles, …

Six-month-old baby dies of measles in Mumbai
2 years, 1 month ago

Six-month-old baby dies of measles in Mumbai

The Hindu  

A six-month-old child, admitted to a civic hospital in Mumbai on November 13, died of measles on Thursday. Sakina Usman Ansari from Thane’s Bhiwandi district was admitted to the Kasturba Hospital on November 13 and died on Thursday due to septic shoch with measles with bronchopneumonia, officials said. A press release by the civic body states, “The number of suspected …

One year old died of measles in Mumbai
2 years, 1 month ago

One year old died of measles in Mumbai

The Hindu  

A one-year-old boy baby died of measles, in Mumbai, after developing a severe lung infection and being on ventilator for two days. A doctor treating the boy at the Mumbai-civic-body-run KEM hospital said he was on ventilator for two days after he developed a severe lung infection which caused breathing issues. Data | India’s measles cases doubled in 2022, while …

Measles Mayhem: 84 Cases in 2 Months, 3 Deaths in 48 Hrs Put Mumbai on Alert
2 years, 1 month ago

Measles Mayhem: 84 Cases in 2 Months, 3 Deaths in 48 Hrs Put Mumbai on Alert

News 18  

Mumbai is on alert yet again, this time against the highly contagious measles disease which is suspected to have killed three children within a span of 48 hours and infected over 80 people in a span of two months. Till October, the city recorded several cases of measles from the slum pockets in Dharavi, Govandi, Kurla, Mahim, Bandra and Matunga, …

Measles Outbreak In Mumbai: BMC Starts Vaccination Drives; Centre's Multi-Disciplinary Team In City To Assist
2 years, 1 month ago

Measles Outbreak In Mumbai: BMC Starts Vaccination Drives; Centre's Multi-Disciplinary Team In City To Assist

News 18  

After the outbreak of measles in slum areas of Mumbai, the Union Health Ministry has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team in the city to take stock of the upsurge of cases. According to the Ministry, the team will undertake field visits to investigate the outbreak and assist the state health departments in terms of public health measures, management guidelines, and …

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children
2 years, 3 months ago

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country’s health ministry has said. The southern African country’s health ministry announced at the weekend that 698 children have died from measles since the outbreak started in April. He urged the government to “consider enacting legislation that makes vaccination against killer …

3 infants die after measles-rubella shots in Belagavi, Karnataka CM Bommai seeks report
2 years, 11 months ago

3 infants die after measles-rubella shots in Belagavi, Karnataka CM Bommai seeks report

India Today  

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has sought a comprehensive investigation report on the case related to the death of three children in the limits of Salahalli Primary Health Centre in Ramdurg taluk of Karnataka’s Belagavi district. Three infants in two villages in the district died on Monday, January 17, after they were given a dose of the measles-rubella vaccine. More than …

Three children die soon after measles vaccine in Belagavi; probe ordered
2 years, 11 months ago

Three children die soon after measles vaccine in Belagavi; probe ordered

Hindustan Times  

Three children have allegedly died due to the side effects of the measles-rubella vaccine in the Belagavi district of Karnataka in last four days, said a district health official, privy to the matter, on Sunday. as many as 17 children had been vaccinated at the Anganwadi school in Salahalli village of Ramdurg taluk The deceased have been identified as 13-month-old …

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