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Health experts say vaccine is the best way to prevent disease spread, but some people can't get the shot and others don't ...
Parents across West Yorkshire have been alerted to the risk of measles following the death of a child from the disease.
Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...
Today, the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board issued a public health warning, stating there is a "real risk" of an outbreak in West Yorkshire. The chances of the potentially deadly virus ...
Ekiti State Government has urged traditional rulers in the state to assist in facilitating the advocacy, sensitisation and endorsement ...
The US is grappling with a severe measles outbreak, exceeding 1,300 cases across 39 states, jeopardizing its elimination ...
The Ekiti State government has urged the Council of Traditional Rulers to assist in facilitating advocacy, sensitisation ...
Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in more than 40 countries, is sounding the alarm over a sharp ...
There have been at least 1,309 confirmed cases of measles in the U.S. this year. Hundreds or thousands of other families have ...
Outbreaks of measles are still popping up all over the country. The summer break does not seem to have slowed the spread of this dangerous disease. Canada and Mexico are experiencing thousands of ...
In 2024, 89% of infants globally—about 115 million—received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) ...