Recent news on Measles

New Mexico Department Of Health Advises To Be Aware Of Measles Cases  -  25 May 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The Department confirmed measles in a 15-year-old girl from India who attended the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Albuquerque May 13 through 16.

DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE: Hunger Exacerbating Child Mortality  -  25 May 2007
Inter Press Service (subscription),...‘‘Many of the children have been given the anti-measles jab, but they remain poorly fed. This is our main worry,'' says Helen Dube, a nurse monitoring the

Production of vaccines to resume  -  25 May 2007
New Straits Times,In 11 OIC countries, thousands of children under 5 die each year from polio and measles because they are not vaccinated.

Third side to child immunization topic  -  25 May 2007
Cambridge Times,Before my second son was born, my husband and I waited quite a while before vaccinating our first son against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

Small pox and measles spread in Burma-Bangladesh border area ...  -  May 24, 2007
Narinjara News,Small pox and measles is being spread among children in the Burma-Bangladesh border area, reports a health worker. Many children in Maungdaw Township are

Classes continue despite measles / Some universities say there are ...  -  May 23, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,A measles outbreak is spreading among university students, but countermeasures differ from one university to the next because there is no firm standard on

Measles outbreak shuts down universities in Tokyo  -  May 21, 2007
Asahi Shimbun,Waseda University on Monday suspended almost all classes after 30 students were confirmed infected with measles amid an outbreak spreading throughout the

EDITORIAL: Measles epidemics  -  May 21, 2007
Asahi Shimbun,The new academic year has just begun, but universities and high schools are canceling classes because of a measles epidemic. Infants and small children are

2-time measles vaccination system should be expanded  -  May 21, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,Measles, traditionally thought of as a childhood disease, has recently been thriving among high school and university students, mainly in the Tokyo

Waseda University closes until May 29 due to measles  -  May 21, 2007
The Japan Times,Waseda University decided to call off all its classes for nine days until May 29 to contain a measles outbreak among its students, university officials said

Measles outbreak forces Japanese  -  May 21, 2007
France24,A top Tokyo university on Monday suspended classes amid concerns over a growing outbreak of the measles, a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease.

Measles Initiative combats illness with open source software  -  May 21, 2007
ICT Standardization ReportIn 5 years, the Measles Initiative partners -- the World Health Organization (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the UN Foundation,

Measles scare doesn't blemish international science fair  -  May 19, 2007
Albuquerque Tribune,A measles scare didn't stop the confetti from flying, kids from cheering and a host of prizes being given out at the awards ceremony of the Intel

CDC urgers travellers to get measles, mumps, rubella vaccine  -  May 18, 2007
OregonLive.com,It also cites numerous measles outbreaks worldwide, including in Japan, that have resulted in cases coming into the United States.

Measles outbreak mainly from Penan settlements  -  May 18, 2007
Borneo Bulletin,KUCHING (Bernama) - Investigations into measles outbreak in Long Urun in Belaga district reveal the cases originated from Penans living in cramped and

Science fair contestant from India hospitalized with measles  -  May 18, 2007
Albuquerque Tribune,Measles causes high fever, a rash that starts on the face and can spread across the chest, and respiratory infections. It is more dangerous in adults and,

Tokyo in grip of measles outbreak  -  May 17, 2007
The Brunei Times,AN OUTBREAK of measles has forced some schools and universities in the Tokyo area to close temporarily for fear of the highly contagious disease spreading

Possible Measles Outbreak In Albuquerque  -  May 18, 2007
KOATALBUQUERQUE, NM -- Friday, the state department of health will offer vaccinations to people who might have been exposed to a measles case in Albuquerque.

NM officials investigate measles case  -  May 18, 2007
KOB.com,The Health Department’s lab confirmed the measles case Thursday. The girl is being treated at an Albuquerque hospital. Officials say the girl traveled from

Measles outbreak prompts Seikei, Tohoku Gakuin universities to ...  -  May 17, 2007
Mainichi Daily News,Seikei University and Tohoku Gakuin University decided to cancel lectures from Friday as a measure to prevent the spread of measles after students were

MMR alternative offered to parents  -  May 23, 2007
Wimbledon Guardian,A clinic in Surrey is giving parents the chance to have their children vaccinated with individual measles, mumps and rubella inoculations.

NM health officials investigate measles case  -  May 17, 2007
WHNSA 15-year-old girl from India who was visiting for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in New Mexico has been hospitalized with measles,

NM health officials investigate measles case  -  May 17, 2007
Macon Telegraph,A 15-year-old girl from India who was visiting for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair has been hospitalized with measles, and New Mexico

Measles outbreak closes Tokyo colleges  -  May 16, 2007
Khaleej Times,TOKYO - An outbreak of measles has forced some schools and universities in the Tokyo area to close temporarily for fear of the highly contagious disease

College baseball reslated following measles outbreak  -  May 17, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,Twelve members of the Teikyo University baseball team likely have come down with the measles, causing the rescheduling of some of the Tokyo Metropolitan

Japan measles outbreak forces school closures  -  May 17, 2007
Radio Australia,An outbreak of measles in Japan has forced several schools and universities in the Tokyo area to close temporarily. We're planning some improvements to this

Earlier measles injections for Penan kids  -  May 16, 2007
Malaysia Star,KUCHING:Measles immunisation for Penan infants will be given when they are six months old, three months earlier than other children, following the recent

HPV vaccine should not be mandated, panel says  -  May 23, 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,...ensued in the public and private sector on whether it should be given as part of the routine shots for children, such as the measles and mumps vaccines.

All children need to be vaccinated for measles  -  May 14, 2007
Asahi Shimbun,The comment drew snickers from the audience, as measles back then was a common disease that afflicted almost every child at one point or another.

Local Hare Krishnas bear brunt of measles cases  -  May 14, 2007
Independent Florida Alligator,A UF student was one of four measles cases reported to the Alachua County Health Department in April - the first cases the county has seen in more than 20

Anxiety, obesity more common than measles  -  May 15, 2007
NEWS.com.au,OBESITY, anxiety and depression have replaced measles and mumps as the most common childhood illnesses, doctors report.

Youths work to help change Africa  -  May 23, 2007
Statesman Journal,In conjunction with Students for Change, Measles Initiative also will give vaccination shots to the families. Over the past five years, Measles Initiative

Measles air travel alert  -  May 14, 2007
NEWS.com.au,PEOPLE who travelled from Vietnam to Sydney this month are being tracked down by NSW Health officials, concerned about a measles epidemic.

Battle against infectious diseases in need of review  -  May 20, 2007
The Daily Yomiuri,It should be considered unusual for an industrially advanced nation to have no effective ways to deal with the spread of measles.

Officials: Measles outbreak shouldn’t affect US bases  -  May 13, 2007
Stars and Stripes,YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — A recent outbreak of measles in Tokyo likely won’t make a big impact on US bases in Japan, a military hospital official said

Measles fear for jetsetters  -  May 14, 2007
ABC Online,Measles is rare in Australia but more common in some overseas countries. New South Wales Health says passengers should contact their GP if they develop a

Japan's measles increase has Guam on alert  -  26 Apr 2007
KUAM.com,An increase in measles cases in Japan has put healthcare providers and customs officers on alert. Territorial epidemiologist Dr. Robert Haddock warns that

The American Red Cross Joins the Fight Against Malaria  -  26 Apr 2007
WebWire (press release),To date, the American Red Cross and its partners in the Measles Initiative have supported the distribution of nearly 20 million insecticide-treated bed nets

Iraq vaccination campaign tackles measles  -  Apr 25, 2007
Middle East Online,...“One million children have no immunity to measles - more than enough to spark a dangerous outbreak in which many children could die or be left with lasting

Measles patients in N. Korea cured: UNICEF  -  Apr 24, 2007
Yonhap News,SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- About 3600 North Koreans affected by measles have all been cured, a Washington-based radio station reported Wednesday.

Trial will use measles to kill bone marrow cancer  -  Apr 24, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Researchers are launching a phase I clinical trial to test an engineered measles virus against the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma.

Kishijra's Kontention, 4/24/07 - Orton Gets The Measles  -  Apr 24, 2007
Impact Wrestling NewsI am not sure what’s going on with Orton except he’s got a case of bad potty training. Looks like he was forced to exit his WWE diapers a bit early.

Despite Violence Iraq Starts Immunization Drive to Prevent Measles  -  Apr 23, 2007
BBSNews,..."One million children have no immunity to measles - more than enough to spark a dangerous outbreak in which many children could die or be left with lasting

Six Million Children, Adults Vaccinated Against Measles Following ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,In one of the fastest responses to a major outbreak of measles, 16 million children and adults in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have now

No Measles Outbreak - MSRM Merbok Authorities  -  Apr 20, 2007
Bernama,One news report even claimed that 539 MRSM Merbok's students were sent to the hospital after they were discovered to have contracted measles.

Polio and measles campaign on the way  -  Apr 20, 2007
Independent Online,A polio and measles immunisation campaign will take place at all clinics nationwide from May 5 to the 15, the Tshwane municipality said on Friday.

16 mln vaccinated in N. Korea after measles outbreak  -  Apr 20, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,GENEVA, April 20 (Reuters) - Sixteen million children and adults in North Korea have been vaccinated against measles following a major outbreak of the

16 Million Vaccinated Against Measles in N. Korea  -  Apr 20, 2007
Javno.hr,Sixteen million pople have been vaccinated against measles preventing major outbreak of this higly contagious disease. Sixteen million children and adults

Prof honored for measles vaccine  -  Apr 20, 2007
Duke Chronicle,In 2005, the deaths attributed to measles had fallen to less than 500000 from as high as eight million in the late 1970s.

Net effects  -  Apr 24, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,One promising model for keeping malaria and mosquitoes permanently off the radar is measles vaccination. In trial programmes in Ghana and Zambia where

Yin ‘did not have measles’  -  Apr 18, 2007
New Straits Times,They also confirmed that Yin had not suffered from measles. Yin went missing from the Sogo Departmental Store here on March 31. When he was returned to his

Measles epidemic hits Tokyo, Saitama  -  Apr 17, 2007
Mainichi Daily News,Researchers at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) said the measles is highly contagious and that the number of patients could surpass the

Release of oncolytic measles virus by blood outgrowth endothelial ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
HULIQ,Researchers in Germany have hidden vaccine-grade measles virus inside artificially generated blood cells in order to devise a search-and-destroy therapy for

Tokyo, Saitama areas suffer measles outbreak  -  Apr 17, 2007
The Japan Times,An outbreak of measles has hit the southern Kanto region, mainly in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday

MMR immunization drive begins in Iraq  -  Apr 23, 2007
Indian Catholic,Iraq's Ministry of Health is conducting the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) immunization campaign which will be on for two weeks.

Measles immunization campaign begins in Solomon Islands  -  Apr 17, 2007
People's Daily Online,A group of 31 nurses has began a measles immunization campaign in the tsunami affected area in the Solomon Islands. An outbreak of measles is now

Groups raise funds for measles vaccinations  -  Apr 17, 2007
Daily Free Press (subscription),Striking a chord against measles, student musical groups from the Boston area came together to raise about $800 to fund vaccinations in some of the world's

Solomons hit by measles outbreak  -  Apr 16, 2007
Radio Australia,An outbreak of measles is now threateneing villagers in the western part of Solomon Islands devastated by an earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago.

Measles outbreak in southern Japan  -  Apr 16, 2007
Radio Australia,Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases has announced an outbreak of measles in the south of the country, and warns that there may be a larger

Plan to wipe out measles, rubella  -  Apr 17, 2007
Unison.ie (subscription),HEALTH chiefs yesterday launched the latest offensive in a global battle to wipe out measles and rubella by 2010. Hundreds of medical workers gathered in

Farlow: Health organizations failing to battle global disease  -  Apr 25, 2007
Princeton University The Daily Princetonian,Farlow also noted that organizations often overlook leading causes of mortality in developing countries — such as measles, pneumonia and death in childbirth

MEASLES AND RUBELLA IN ARMENIA TO BE LIQUIDATED BY 2010  -  Apr 16, 2007
Arka News Agency,Measles and rubella in Armenia are planned to have been liquidated by 2010, said head of national immunization program of the RA Health Ministry Gayane

Commentary: Vaccine advocate  -  Apr 24, 2007
Albuquerque Tribune,We are fortunate to be able to protect our children from measles, diphtheria and rubella, but thousands of children across the world die every year from

Almost 4 Million Iraqi Children Targeted  -  Apr 22, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,...“One million Iraqi children now have no protection against measles, as a result of insecurity and falling immunization rates,� said UNICEF Special

Vaccination Week in the Americas  -  Apr 23, 2007
Cayman Net News,Vaccines have been proven to be the key factor in preventing childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria pertusis (whooping cough)

Almost 4m Iraqi children targeted in UN-backed immunization scheme  -  Apr 22, 2007
Islamic Republic News Agency,Some 8000 vaccinators will canvass Iraq starting this Sunday to prevent a possible outbreak of measles among children, including the many who have not

CORRECTION: Measles cases up 18 pct in March  -  Apr 10, 2007
Interfax.cn (subscription),These were the figures for measles. In the first quarter of 2007, China recorded 5753 cases of rubella, also known as German measles.

Lifesaving immunization drive for 3.9 million children in Iraq  -  Apr 20, 2007
ReliefWeb (press release),The ambitious immunization drive will last for two weeks and aim to bring the Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) combined vaccine to as many of the 3.9 million

DPR Korea: Vaccination Drive  -  Apr 22, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,In what is considered one of the fastest responses to a major outbreak of measles, 16 million children and adults in the Democratic People’s Republic of

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- Investigating the Measles Virus as a ...  -  Apr 6, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),This is the third of a series of molecular medicine studies in patients testing the potential of measles to kill cancer.

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