The Latest Breaking News on Measles

The lack of vaccination has been identified as the root cause of the sudden measles outbreak worldwide. Read here

The high-risk area is M-East & few other parts of Mumbai that have reported a high number of cases

Measles outbreak: In 2021, officials said there were about nine million measles infections and 128,000 deaths worldwide

There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health agency said on Wednesday.

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year

Washington (AFP) - A record high of nearly 40 million children around the world missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, according to a new report Wednesday that found immunization levels had failed to rebound from disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the wake of rising measles cases among children, central government has asked all the states and UTs to carry out ‘outbreak response immunization’ for children upto 5 years in vulnerable areas

Mumbai in Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded one death and 13 fresh cases of measles taking the city’s total tally to 233

The teams formed by the Centre will assist the state health authorities in probing the measles outbreak