Measles

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Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh

Hospitals in the capital Dhaka have been overwhelmed with cases and set up dedicated wards to take patients.

North Sumatra running out of measles vaccines amid increasing cases

A health worker prepares a measles-rubella vaccine at an integrated community health post amid a measles outbreak on April 6.

From health emergency to financial trouble: Measles’ unseen toll on Bangladesh’s poor

A woman holding a child diagnosed with measles inside a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Dhaka on May 6.

Vitamins over vaccines: Misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge

There has been misinformation circulating on social media about vaccines causing paralysis, behavioural problems, or worse.

Child deaths mount from Bangladesh measles outbreak

A woman comforts a child diagnosed with measles at the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Dhaka on May 6. Doctors are struggling to contain a surge in infections among children.

Bangladesh measles outbreak kills over 220 children since March

Children in rural areas in Bangladesh are often left out of vaccination coverage, and some families avoid vaccination programmes due to fear.

Rising anti-vaccine sentiment in Indonesia undermines child immunisation efforts

In 2026, full infant immunisation coverage reached only 12 per cent of the annual target in the first quarter, which falls short of the 21 per cent target.

Measles cases in Japan rise past 360 so far in 2026, with many reported in Tokyo

Vaccination is considered effective to prevent people from being infected with measles.

Measles cases in Japan rising sharply

The surge in international travel in the past few years has resulted in people bringing the virus into Japan.

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