Outbreak Of Measles

Fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis and skin rash are a few common symptoms of measles.

A call by health officials of the Union Territory administration to Dr Ratan Chandra Kar in 1998 for treating people of the reclusive Jarawa tribe from an outbreak of diseases, like measles, in a remote island of Andaman and Nicobar had given

Nine new cases of measles were reported in Mumbai on Wednesday, taking the overall tally beyond the 500-mark, but no death linked to the viral disease was registered in the metropolis, the city civic body said.

The number of measles cases reported in Maharashtra since the start of the year has reached 717, including 303 in Mumbai, the state health department said.

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded five fresh measles cases and one suspected death, the city's civic body said in a bulletin.

Mumbai has reported 11 fresh measles cases and one suspected death amid the outbreak of the viral infection in the city, a civic official said.

Measles, also known as Rubeola, is a highly contagious viral infection which affects the respiratory system in young children. Recently several cases of measles have been reported in Mumbai and nearby districts.

All children in Malappuram district will be administered doses of measles and rubella vaccines by December 5, District Collector V R Premkumar said on Saturday.

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).

Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has asked states to consider administering one additional dose of Measles and Rubella vaccines to all children,

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 13 new cases of measles and one death related to the infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

An 8-month-old child was identified as the latest casualty of a measles outbreak in Mumbai, taking the total number of deaths to 12 on Wednesday, as the central government expressed concern at the rising cases and issued an advisory.

Even as the COVID-19 cases are going down steadily in Mumbai, it is struggling to control the outbreak of measles among children as eight deaths and 184 confirmed cases have been so far been reported in the city, as per civic officials.

Seven suspected measles deaths and 164 cases of the viral infection have been reported in Mumbai since its outbreak in September, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said it has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Mumbai to take stock of the upsurge of measles cases in the city.

Fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, conjunctivitis and skin rash are a few common symptoms of measles.

A call by health officials of the Union Territory administration to Dr Ratan Chandra Kar in 1998 for treating people of the reclusive Jarawa tribe from an outbreak of diseases, like measles, in a remote island of Andaman and Nicobar had given

Nine new cases of measles were reported in Mumbai on Wednesday, taking the overall tally beyond the 500-mark, but no death linked to the viral disease was registered in the metropolis, the city civic body said.

The number of measles cases reported in Maharashtra since the start of the year has reached 717, including 303 in Mumbai, the state health department said.

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded five fresh measles cases and one suspected death, the city's civic body said in a bulletin.

Mumbai has reported 11 fresh measles cases and one suspected death amid the outbreak of the viral infection in the city, a civic official said.

Measles, also known as Rubeola, is a highly contagious viral infection which affects the respiratory system in young children. Recently several cases of measles have been reported in Mumbai and nearby districts.

All children in Malappuram district will be administered doses of measles and rubella vaccines by December 5, District Collector V R Premkumar said on Saturday.

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).

Amid an increase in the number of measles cases, the Centre has asked states to consider administering one additional dose of Measles and Rubella vaccines to all children,

Mumbai on Wednesday recorded 13 new cases of measles and one death related to the infection, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

An 8-month-old child was identified as the latest casualty of a measles outbreak in Mumbai, taking the total number of deaths to 12 on Wednesday, as the central government expressed concern at the rising cases and issued an advisory.

Even as the COVID-19 cases are going down steadily in Mumbai, it is struggling to control the outbreak of measles among children as eight deaths and 184 confirmed cases have been so far been reported in the city, as per civic officials.

Seven suspected measles deaths and 164 cases of the viral infection have been reported in Mumbai since its outbreak in September, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday said it has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Mumbai to take stock of the upsurge of measles cases in the city.