measles
Although there has a been a dramatic decrease in mortality and arising from vaccine preventable diseases, the director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Andrea Ammon, today (22 April) warned that they continue to circulate, and are "inflicting suffering in those unprotected or especially vulnerable of all ages”. The number of measles cases began to rise in 2023 across the European Union. Between March 2023 and the end of February 2024, at least 5770 measles cases and five deaths have been reported. Due to its easy spread, one sick person can infect between 12 to 18 oth...
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Doctors in the UK are urging parents to get their babies vaccinated against measles, amid an "alarming rise" in cases. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there was a 30-fold increase in cases of measles across Europe from 941 cases in 2022 to 30,000 cases in 2023. The increase in the number of cases is compounded by the hospitalisation of 21,000 people and five measles-related deaths. In England, there have been 245 confirmed cases of measles this year, with 71 per cent in the West Midlands and 13 per cent in London. The National Health Service (NHS) in England says more than 3....
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By The Conversation Michael Head , University of Southampton One consequence of the pandemic was reduced access to routine healthcare and lower uptake of immunisations. As a result, in November 2022, the World Health Organization declared measles to be an "imminent threat in every region of the world". They described how a record number of nearly 40 million children had missed at least one measles vaccine dose in 2021. Measles is a viral respiratory illness. Transmission is similar to COVID, with the spread between people being driven by respiratory droplets and aerosols (airborne transmission...
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