India among seven countries that contribute most to measles’ risk in US

The CDC states that the measles outbreaks are linked to travelers who brought the disease back from other countries

The Americas declared free of measles

The region is the first in the world to eliminate measles

‘169 million children missed the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017’

UNICEF reveals shocking data and cites it to be behind the recent spurt in measles cases

Why more measles patients die of other infections

Measles virus wipes out the body’s immunity

Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO

The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year

Road to measles elimination is predictable, but can be rocky

In 2019, Ukraine, Philippines, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Venezuela and Brazil, recorded tens of thousands of measles …

10 threats to global health in 2019

The world is facing disease outbreaks like Ebola, measles, drug-resistant pathogens, health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change …

Health in news on May 11

Anti-vaccine poster boy: Is Andrew Wakefield the most hated man in modern medicine?

Anti-vaccine 'hero' Andrew Wakefield was stripped of medical credentials in '98. Now his film has been pulled from Tribeca film festival

Familia risks

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola

Measles is proving fatal faster than Ebola

Measles catch-up campaign falls short of expectation

Health ministry officials say impact of the campaign will show results later

V(a)x populi: Should we or should we not vaccinate

Three experts come from three different points of view to the debate on compulsory vaccination

Measles outbreak in Europe exposes gaps in vaccination coverage

Outbreaks will continue in Europe, as elsewhere, until every country reaches the level of immunisation needed to fully protect their populations

ERADICATING MEASLES

India has fourth highest number of measles cases in the world: WHO

The country’s disease incidence rate per million is 29.68, the lowest in the top 10 countries

Global measles outbreak could mar eradication by 2020

While Europe saw the highest spike this decade, India reported the maximum cases between July 2017 and June 2018

Monsoon deaths

Embracing disease

The Jarawas of Andaman Islands are dying from a number of diseases

High toll

Mystery fever hits Arunachal

Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?

Overwhelming scientific evidence proves the safety and efficacy of vaccination to control, yet Canada is not meeting its childhood-vaccination targets

Global vaccination rates are stagnant: Report

Conflict, inequality and complacency caused the stagnation and affected the poorest, most marginalised, those touched by conflict or forced from …

Measles is back: cases reported in countries that had eradicated the disease

With outbreaks reported from across the world, measles' eradication by 2020 seems difficult

Measles-Rubella vaccine deaths give Uttar Pradesh a scare

The state administration has appealed to the Indian Medical Association to spread awareness about the vaccine and help reduce fear

Measles cases triple in a year: WHO

More than 180 countries reported 364,808 measles cases between January 1 and July 31 2019. In the same period last year, 129,239 cases were …