Measles

Officials in Barisal, Banlgadesh, reported that three children recently died after being injected with a measles vaccine at Kalikapur Community Health Clinic in Hijla upazila of Barisal.

Measles

In an effort to eliminate measles, nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against the disease this month.

Four children in Lucknow, India, died after being administered the measles vaccine followed by a vitamin A solution on August 20.

Candace Parker

The WNBA has teamed with the American Red Cross to support the Measles Initiative.

Measles

Malawi has seen 197 deaths so far this year as the result of a measles outbreak, which is the highest number of deaths recorded from measles in the last decade, health ministry officials recently announced.

Measles

Dr. Thomas Peebles, the doctor who isolated a strain of the measles virus that lead to the creation of a vaccine, died on July 8 at his home in Port Charlotte, Fla., at the age of 89.

Measles

The Connecticut Department of Health issued a warning this week that members of the public may have been exposed to measles.

The MMR vaccine

A higher risk of brief, fever-related seizures has been tied to a combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox as compared to giving two separate shots.

Measles

Approximately 142 Walmart shareholders in Fayettville, Arkansas, were given measles vaccines as a precautionary measure after an attendee took ill with measles-like symptoms, according to officials with the Arkansas Department of Health.

Measles

The largest vaccination campaign in Zimbabwe history, which will fight measles, will kick off soon, European Commission medical expert and overseer of the campaign Dr. Torben Bruhn recently told ReliefWeb.int.

Measles

Children may not be able to avoid the trip to the doctor, but they may soon be able to avoid getting a measles shot if a new vaccine makes it through human trials successfully.

Measles

A U.S. News & World Report article states that babies can become vulnerable to measles as early as two to three months after they are born.

Measles

Five confirmed cases of measles in Alberta, Canada, have led to officials with Alberta Health Services requesting residents to get measles vaccines, according to iNews880.com.

Measles

Authorities in British Columbia confirmed 83 measles cases in the Canadian province, according to The Province, and said the high number is due in part to many in Western Canada who refuse to be vaccinated.

Measles

New Zealand health officials fear an outbreak of measles in a small community in the Far North has made its way to Wellington.

Measles

The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control is warning health care professionals and the public to be on the alert for measles after nearly a dozen people in Vancouver were diagnosed recently with the disease, Canwest News Service reported.

CHICAGO — One in four U.S. parents believes some vaccines cause autism in healthy children, but even many of those worried about vaccine risks think their children should be vaccinated, The Associated Press reported March 1.

Measles

More than 20 million Bangladeshi children will be vaccinated against measles over the next two weeks as part of a campaign backed by UNICEF to try to eradicate the deadly disease in the South Asian nation, the UN News Service reported Feb. 15.

Measles

Children younger than 5 have been the main victims of a measles outbreak sweeping Ireland that has hospitalized one in three of those affected, The Irish Independent reported Feb. 13.

World Health Organization

The cause of a measles outbreak sweeping South Africa has not as yet been determined, but initial suspicions point to religious objections and unfounded fears that immunizations against the disease increase the risk of autism in children.

Measles

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Measles continues to spread in Zimbabwe despite intensified efforts by the government and its partners to contain the outbreak, which has affected more than 1,200 people since October, The Herald reported Feb. 10.

LONDON — The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper that caused a 12-year international battle over links between the three-in-one childhood measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism.

Measles

Parents in the south of Ireland have been urged to ensure their children are protected against measles following a recent outbreak of the disease, the Irish Times reported Jan. 26.

Measles

BIKITA, Zimbabwe — Ten infants have died of measles in the past five days, health authorities here told Radio VOP on Jan. 20.

Marburg

SAN ANTONIO — The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research announced Jan. 6 that it has received a contract from the Dutch pharmaceutical firm Crucell to test a vaccine against Ebola and Marburg viruses, which cause hemorrhagic fevers.

NEW YORK — A new study provides further evidence that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of autism, Reuters Health reported Jan. 4.

Measles

Measles primarily affects children younger than 5 and can lead to blindness, inflammation of the middle ear, brain damage and death.

MMR Vaccine

The uptake of the MMR vaccine in Wales has reached its highest level in 12 years but health officials warn that the target rate has still not been reached, BBC News reported Dec. 17.

Measles

LONDON -- Global deaths from measles fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008 thanks largely to mass childhood vaccination campaigns, but experts say death rates may rise again if complacency allows immunization efforts to lag.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

PRETORIA, South Africa — Dozens of measles cases has led to a 10-day quarantine and massive vaccination program at a correctional center in Johannesburg.