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Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world
1 month, 1 week ago

Why measles cases have risen by 20% across the world

Firstpost  

According to a study, about 10 million people caught measles last year, a 20 per cent rise compared to 2022. According to a study, about 10 million people caught the world’s most infectious disease last year, a 20 per cent rise compared with 2022. According to health organisations, just 74 per cent of children globally received the necessary second dose …

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MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

MMR jab immunity ‘may slowly wane but is still highly effective against measles’

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. But they added that the “slight waning” in MMR vaccine immunity is only apparent because …

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Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down : Consider This from NPR
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down : Consider This from NPR

NPR  

Measles cases are up and childhood vaccinations are down Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images For about three weeks in 2000, there were zero measles cases in the United States. Fast forward to 2024, and measles cases are surging, especially in Oregon where the state is facing the worst outbreak since the early 1990s. This …

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NYC is rocked by cases of Victorian-era disease in migrant center - as critics blame Biden's porous border
5 months ago

NYC is rocked by cases of Victorian-era disease in migrant center - as critics blame Biden's porous border

Daily Mail  

New York City health officials are on high alert after detecting measles at a migrant shelter in Brooklyn. The cases come on the heels of another in a Chicago migrant shelter in May, where a single case led to an outbreak of 57 cases in the city. Asylum seekers are not required to be immunized when they reach the US, …

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Measles outbreaks and what parents need to know
9 months, 1 week ago

Measles outbreaks and what parents need to know

BBC  

Measles outbreaks and what parents need to know Getty Images Measles cases are on the rise in many parts of the world, and experts say parents need to make sure their children are protected against the disease. "Certainly, we're on pace to have a significant jump in measles cases this year compared to more recent years," says Frank Esper, paediatric …

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Hundreds of people exposed to measles at California hospital, officials say
9 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of people exposed to measles at California hospital, officials say

LA Times  

As many as 300 people were exposed to a child who was confirmed to have measles at UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department in Sacramento. As many as 300 people were exposed to the child, who was evaluated at UC Davis Medical Center’s emergency department and confirmed to have measles, according to health officials in Sacramento and El Dorado counties. …

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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 …

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Confirmed measles cases in Fresno County prompt renewed calls for vaccination
1 year, 6 months ago

Confirmed measles cases in Fresno County prompt renewed calls for vaccination

LA Times  

Fresno County health officials have confirmed two cases of measles in a single household and are urging the public to get current on their vaccines, especially before traveling to other places in the world. Two cases of measles have been reported in California’s Central Valley, prompting local officials to remind people to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious …

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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 …

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Measles Surge: Country on Alert to Manage Post-Pandemic Crisis
2 years ago

Measles Surge: Country on Alert to Manage Post-Pandemic Crisis

News 18  

The recent spurt in measles cases has emerged as a subject of concern for India, which made remarkable progress in its elimination between 2017 and 2020. The country has adopted the National Strategic Plan for Achieving and Sustaining Measles and Rubella Elimination and has vaccinated over 324 million children between 2017 and 2020 through the MR vaccination campaign. And despite …

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Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all
2 years ago

Chandrakant Lahariya | Amid surge in measles cases, it’s time to step up jabs for all

Deccan Chronicle  

There has been an emergence of measles cases in many states in India. The measles vaccine was first developed in 1963, but soon became part of immunisation programmes and measles cases and mortality had come down drastically. A global report released in October 2022 has estimated that in 2021, an estimated 40 million children worldwide did not receive either both …

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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 …

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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 …

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Need to study altered epidemiology to tackle measles, say health experts
2 years ago

Need to study altered epidemiology to tackle measles, say health experts

The Hindu  

Fall in routine immunisation activities during the pandemic might have significantly contributed to the current outbreak of measles at Malappuram. Health officials said that close to one lakh children in the district had not received the first dose at nine months of age and that 1.16 lakh children had not received the second dose. Measles is historically a childhood disease …

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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 …

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Administer One Additional Dose of Measles, Rubella Vaccines to Children in Vulnerable Areas: Centre to States
2 years, 1 month ago

Administer One Additional Dose of Measles, Rubella Vaccines to Children in Vulnerable Areas: Centre to States

News 18  

Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has 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 such geographies, the affected children were predominantly unvaccinated and the average coverage of Measles and Rubella …

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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, …

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Data | India’s measles cases doubled in 2022, while over two crore vaccinations skipped in 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

Data | India’s measles cases doubled in 2022, while over two crore vaccinations skipped in 2021

The Hindu  

In India, measles cases more than doubled in the first two months of 2022 compared to the previous year. Google mobility data show that in India, visits to parks have increased more than 80% in May 2022 compared to the pre-pandemic levels. By Vignesh Radhakrishnan and Rebecca Rose Varghese Rise in cases The chart shows measles cases in the first …

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Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN
2 years, 7 months ago

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN

Hindustan Times  

Measles cases have surged by nearly 80 percent worldwide this year, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the rise of the "canary in a coal mine" illness indicates that outbreaks of other diseases are likely on the way. Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN The coronavirus pandemic has interrupted vaccination campaigns for non-Covid diseases around the world, …

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