Tag: measles

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 06:56 UTC

  Measles outbreak in Church of Scientology cruise ship “Freewinds” forces the quarantine of 300 passengers

  

  The Church of Scientology’s cruise ship Freewinds with 300 passengers aboard has been quarantined in port by the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia for measles after a female crew member was diagnosed with the highly contagious, preventable disease.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  US measles cases increasing among unvaccinated children and adults

  

  American health officials report that more than 700 people have been infected by measles this year, marking a 25-year high for the infectious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that cases had been recorded in 22 states and were mostly affecting unvaccinated children.

• Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Two Los Angeles universities on quarantine following measles outbreaks

  

  
A United States nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and comes as the United States battles the highest number of measles cases since the country declared the virus eliminated in 2000.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  New York declares a public measles health emergency

  

  New York's mayor has declared a public health emergency following a measles outbreak. The emergency warning covers certain postcodes in Brooklyn. All residents in the affected areas have been told to get vaccinated or face a fine.

• Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 23:25 UTC

  New York country massive vaccination campaign following measles outbreak

  

  The New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said. Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading.

• Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  New York county state of emergency because of measles outbreak; dispute with parents of unvaccinated children

  

  A county in New York state has declared a state of emergency following a severe outbreak of measles. Rockland County, on the Hudson River north of New York City, has barred unvaccinated children from public spaces after 153 cases were confirmed.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2019 - 04:52 UTC

  UNICEF warns of global spike of measles; includes Brazil and Venezuela

  

  Ninety-eight countries reported more cases of measles in 2018 compared with 2017, and the world body warned that conflict, complacency and the growing anti-vaccine movement threatened to undo decades of work to tame the disease.

• Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 06:56 UTC

  Measles 2017/18 outbreak in Europe, the highest in a decade

  

  The number of recorded measles cases in Europe more than tripled between 2017 and 2018, marking the highest it’s been in a decade, the World Health Organization said. According to newly released data from the WHO, in 2018, more than 82,000 people were infected with the disease and 72 people died in Europe. In 2017, there were more than 25,000 measles cases in Europe and 42 deaths.

• Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Measles cases hit record high in the European Region

  

  Over 41 000 children and adults in the WHO European Region have been infected with measles in the first 6 months of 2018. The total number for this period far exceeds the 12-month totals reported for every other year this decade.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2018 - 14:18 UTC

  Measles spreads again in the Americas

  

  After being the first continent in the world declared free of measles in 2016, nine countries in the region have registered cases last year. With almost 900 cases, Venezuela was the most affected. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warns that the countries of the region should intensify their efforts to immunize the population and stop the spread of the disease.