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Samoa measles cases, deaths more than double over past week

Samoa has become vulnerable to measles outbreaks as the number of people becoming immunized has declined with the World Health Organisation (WHO) saying vaccine coverage is just about 31%.

More than 5,000 measles deaths this year

Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January -- more than double the toll in the country's Ebola epidemic

Hopes Samoa measles epidemic close to peaking

Official government figures showed there had been one additional fatality since Tuesday, although the number of new measles cases climbed by 249 to 2,686 over the same period.

Measles outbreak kills 20, mostly children

Australia is sending a specialist team of doctors, nurses and public health experts to Samoa, along with equipment and supplies

Measles vaccine made mandatory to stop deadly outbreak

At least six fatalities, including five children, have been linked to the outbreak of the virus, which has also hit other island states such as Tonga and Fiji

US records one new case in measles outbreak

The measles case was confirmed on Saturday in an unvaccinated resident of the southeastern U.S. state of Georgia

Getting measles ‘resets’ the body’s immune system

Measles, the contagious childhood disease that is once more on the rise globally, is more harmful than previously thought

Four European states lose measles eradication status

Measles cases are skyrocketing in Europe and the disease is surging in four countries previously considered to have eliminated it, including the UK

US records 12 new cases of measles

California health officials said a teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles had visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month

Measles-stricken girl visited Disneyland, other destinations

A teenage girl from New Zealand sick with measles visited Disneyland and other popular tourist stops across Southern California earlier this month

US records 21 new measles cases as of last week

The United States recorded 21 new measles cases last week, raising the total number of cases for the year to 1,203 across 30 states in the worst outbreak of the virus since 1992

Measles kill more people in DR Congo than Ebola: NGO

DR Congo declared a measles epidemic in June.

Measles surveillance lags in US workplaces

Monitoring for measles in U.S. workplaces needs improvement, especially in the healthcare sector, an occupational safety expert argues.

US recorded 18 new cases of measles last week

The United States recorded 18 new measles cases last week, taking the total for the year to 1,095 in the worst outbreak since 1992

US risks losing measles elimination status

The United States risks losing its measles "elimination status" if current outbreaks continue, US health authorities said

Fight vaccine hesitancy as ‘contagious disease’, UN meeting told

The WHO says cases of measles - a highly contagious viral infection that can prove fatal - surged 300 percent in 2018.

‘Get your children vaccinated or face fine’

Measles is more contagious than tuberculosis or Ebola, yet it is eminently preventable with a vaccine that costs pennies

Cruise ship quarantined over measles case

The Caribbean nation of St. Lucia has imposed a quarantine on a visiting cruise ship, barring any passengers or crew from leaving the boat while in port

Number of US measles cases rises to 704 in 2019: official

Measles were declared eliminated in the US in 2000 but this year has seen the greatest number of confirmed cases since 1994.

Factbox: What you need to know about the US measles outbreak

The United States so far this year has recorded 695 cases of measles in 22 states, its largest outbreak since public health officials in 2000 declared the disease eradicated
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