Measles Outbreak Kills Over 220 Children in Bangladesh
A severe measles outbreak in Bangladesh has resulted in the deaths of over 220 children since March.
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Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 220 children since March
Bangladesh recorded 227 child deaths since March in one of its worst outbreaks of measles in decades, with the number of suspected cases reaching nearly 35,000, government data showed on Wednesday. One of the hardest hit areas is Kurukpata in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, home to Indigenous communities, which border war-torn Myanmar. Children in these rural areas are often left out of vaccination coverage, and some families avoid vaccination programmes due to fear. “The most affected area of Ch...
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Number of suspected cases has reached nearly 35,000 in one of the worst outbreaks of measles in decades
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