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Rising mercury levels spike fever cases in city
Besides measles, mumps and chicken pox cases, there are several cases of viral fever reported across age groups.
91% of Sri Lankan children vaccinated against measles
Recognising the existing drug shortage, the government is actively importing essential medicines, with shortages gradually decreasing, according to...
Scientists find how measles virus spreads in human brain
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases that infects the upper respiratory tract
Over 9 million measles cases, 1.36 lakh fatalities: Study
The report captures the continued burden of measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases.
Media reports of 11L children missing first measles dose "inaccurate":...
Besides this, IMI 5.0 was carried out in 2023 with a special focus on increasing the coverage of the MR vaccine in children up to the age of five...
1.1mn Indian children missed measles vaccine in 2022
Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease that requires high population immunity for transmission to be interrupted.
Immunisation rates of Yemeni kids plummet amid conflict: WHO
From January to September, 42,400 children in Yemen had measles, and there were 514 associated deaths.
New Zealand issues alert following confirmed case of measles
Immunologist Dianne Sika-Paotonu, head of the University of Otago Wellington Pacific Office, called on the public on Friday to get vaccinated against...
