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Tag Archives: Measles
Officials: Dutch soccer fans should get measles vaccination
TweetHealth officials with the Netherlands’ Ministry of Public Health have advised Dutch soccer fans planning to travel to the European Championship matches in June and July in Poland and Ukraine to get measles vaccinations. Ukraine is currently suffering a measles … Read More »
Yemeni measles outbreak could worsen
TweetMore than 150 Yemeni children under the age of five have died as a result of measles infections since mid-2011. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recently announced the impact of a measles epidemic in Yemen. … Read More »
Mass. elementary school faces measles scare
TweetPublic health officials in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, recently announced that they are taking precautions after discovering a potential measles case at a nearby elementary school. The South Street Elementary School student is considered a low suspect case, health officials said. Those … Read More »
British measles outbreak called the worst since the introduction of the MMR vaccine
TweetThe U.K. Health Protection Agency recently called the measles outbreak in Merseyside County the worst in the region since the introduction of the MMR vaccine. There have been a total of 113 confirmed cases in the area and another 43 … Read More »
British measles outbreak grows
TweetThe U.K. Health Protection Agency recently announced that more cases of the measles have been identified in the county of Merseyside. The HPA declared the existence of an outbreak last month following the hospitalization of six people from the illness. … Read More »