Tag: measles

• Thursday, September 29th 2016 - 11:01 UTC

  Region of the Americas is declared free of measles by World Health Organization

  

  The Region of the Americas is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, including pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and even death. This achievement culminates a 22-year effort involving mass vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella throughout the Americas.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 18:17 UTC

  Measles vaccination campaign in Chile following several confirmed cases

  

  Undersecretary of Health Jorge Díaz confirmed Saturday that there are seven contagious cases of measles in Chile, but emphasized that “it’s not an epidemic or anything of the sort.”