News tagged with measles outbreak


New global surveillance tool detectsmonitors public concerns about vaccines in real time

Scientists have developed a global media surveillance system that enables them to look for, and systematically monitor, up-to-the-minute public concerns and rumors about vaccines originating from 144 countries.

Medications created May 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anxious British parents queue for vaccines as measles rages

Fears about the purported side effects once sent British parents running from vaccinations against measles. But now an outbreak of the potentially deadly disease in one city has brought them back in droves.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Man dies as UK measles epidemic spreads

U.K. authorities say a 25-year-old man is suspected to have died from measles as an epidemic continues to sweep across south Wales.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Britain probes first suspected measles death since 2008 (Update)

Public health officials said Friday they were investigating the first suspected death from measles in Britain in five years, after an outbreak blamed on a campaign against vaccinations.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles outbreak hits vulnerable Britain

A measles outbreak has hit over 800 people in Britain, a country in which up to two million schoolchildren are believed to be unprotected due to a scare which linked the vaccine with autism, figures revealed Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pakistan child measles deaths surge in 2012

Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012 with hundreds of children dying of the disease, an international health body said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Third MMR vaccine dose can curtail mumps outbreak

(HealthDay)—Administering a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine reduced the village-wide attack rate by about 75 percent in a community experiencing a large mumps outbreak despite a high ...

Pediatrics created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles kills 12 children in Pakistan tribal area

A measles outbreak has killed 12 children in one of Pakistan's lawless tribal districts and is spreading as fighting, power cuts and curfews cause a vaccine shortage, doctors said Monday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Measles outbreak underscores need for continued vigilance in health care settings

The U.S. measles vaccination program has been successful in eliminating endemic measles in the United States; yet this success has provided challenges that require ongoing vigilance for the rapid identification and response ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast