Experts are warning of a ‘measles emergency’ as the country faces the biggest outbreak of the virus since 2012 – with new figures painting a grim picture for the months ahead. Almost 900 ...
Measles is a highly contagious infection, with one person infecting an estimated 12 to 18 others who are unprotected against ...
Dr Vanessa Saliba, UKHSA Consultant Epidemiologist, said: “Measles cases have been rising across the country in recent weeks, ...
Health officials have triggered an infectious disease warning after a traveller who recently returned to the United States ...
More than 1,000 cases of measles have been confirmed in England since the current outbreak began, figures show. All regions have reported cases in the past few weeks, though the prevalence of the ...
An NHS trust has issued a warning to patients who visited Durham ’s A&E department that they may have been exposed to measles ...
They show that GPs in Kent have seen 54 suspected cases so far this year, including three in the latest week. Medway has seen ...
Measles cases nearly doubled globally between 2022 and 2023, researchers say. There were 321,582 cases worldwide in 2023 - an 88% increase from the previous year, when 171,153 cases were recorded.
Measles cases across the world rose by 88 percent between 2022 and 2023, almost doubling from 171,153 to 321,582 cases. According to the figures, presented at a recent conference, 2024 looks set ...
Once considered eliminated in the U.S. because of wide vaccine availability, measles cases are climbing. By mid-March, the ...
The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries.There ...
Experts are warning of a ‘measles emergency’ as the country faces the biggest outbreak of the virus since 2012 – with new figures painting a grim picture for the months ahead. Almost 900 ...