[ad_1] In Ukraine during the week from 6 to 13 November measles sick 1682. The incidence of measles increased by 35% compared to the previous week, reports UNN, citing data from the …
Read More »Singapore eliminates measles; Australia eliminates rubella
[ad_1] Singapore has eliminated measles, and Australia, Brunei Darussalam and Macao SAR (China) have eliminated rubella as public health problems, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. Image/CIA Both viruses are highly contagious, but their …
Read More »Anti-vaxxers ‘are behind huge measles outbreak in Europe’ which has killed 37
[ad_1] In the first six months of 2018, 41,000 people were infected, with 37 people dying from the easily preventable disease. The main factor leading to the outbreaks are parents refusing to …
Read More »Measles outbreak NYC: What you need to know about the highly contagious disease
[ad_1] Health officials have issued warnings over a measles outbreak across New York state with at least 17 cases reported. Six children in Brooklyn have been diagnosed with the highly contagious disease. NBC New York reports …
Read More »Brooklyn measles outbreak cost New York City near $ 400K
[ad_1] A 2013 measles outbreak that hit two Brooklyn neighborhoods – infecting 58 people, all of them unvaccinated against the disease – cost nearly $ 400,000, according to a new study. Between …
Read More »The largest measles outbreak in two decades costs $ 394,000 at the University of New York
[ad_1] NEW YORK, NY – Leaving unvaccinated children comes with a high price. A Brooklyn measles outbreak in 2013 fueled by parents' failure to inoculate their children cost the Department of Health …
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