The first detailed study of measles outbreaks in Nepal indicates that the infection is continuing to cause high numbers of illness and deaths in areas of the country ravaged by conflict in the past. High coverage with the measles vaccine must be maintained in these areas to reduce deaths, reports a WHO bulletin.

As many as 27 cases of communicable disease have been reported in Arai area of Mandi tehsil in Poonch district.

Washington: A special US court ruled against three families on Thursday who claimed vaccines caused their children

Prior to the 2004 Philippines Measles Follow up Elimination Campaign, measles caused an estimated 6000 deaths among Filipino children. After the campaign, cases and deaths decreased by 96.4% and 99.2%, respectively. The Nationwide Rapid Coverage Assessments, with an extensive system of feedback, was the prime factor in reaching the under-immunized areas.

Four babies die in Maharashtra FOUR infants died after being administered measles vaccines in Waghola village of Aurangabad in Maharashtra, while another six were in critical condition. The vaccination campaign was organized by the state government at the village anganwadi on September 26. Soon after the health workers from the Jategaon health centre in Phulambri tehsil left

A day after four infants died immediately after being administered measles vaccine in Baska district of lower Assam, the state government has dismissed allegations that the deaths were caused by the vaccine.

State To Undertake Massive Vaccination Drive, Asks Centre For 1L Vials Of Vaccine
Kounteya Sinha | TNN

New Delhi: Spurred by fears of a measles outbreak in the flood-affected districts of Bihar, the state health department has decided to undertake a massive vaccination drive against the highly contagious viral disease from next week.
Speaking to TOI, Bihar

geology Climate change in ice age Greenland ice core analysis showed drastic climate change near the end of last ice age. Scientists have found two huge temperature spikes in the Northern Hemisphere prior to the close of the last ice age, about 11,500 years ago. They ascribe it to fundamental reorganization of atmospheric circulation. The ice core showed that the Northern Hemisphere

A flurry of imported measles cases has kindled outbreaks in 15 states and two cities that together have given the USA its largest case toll in a decade, health officials said Monday. Since January, doctors have reported 132 measles cases, just shy of the 138 reached in 1997, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. So far, no child has died. Most cases have occurred in children whose parents decided against having them vaccinated. Twenty children less than a year old were too young to be vaccinated.

india's Universal Immunisation Programme may suffer yet another blow. The centre has asked all state governments to stop use of measles vaccine manufactured by Indian Immunological Limited, until

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