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Measles Outbreak Spreading at “Alarming Rate” in Wales

March 27, 2013March 23, 2022 Sumiko Mekaru

This week, Public Health Wales warned the measles epidemic in southwest Wales was growing at an "alarming rate" with 432 cases and 51 hospitalizations. The

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Rubella Vaccine Campaign Ready to Launch in Rwanda

March 1, 2013March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

Donors plan to launch a measles and rubella vaccine campaign in Rwanda after previous successes with the measles vaccine. This will be the first instance

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Measles Outbreak Infects 37 More in Nigeria

December 20, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

Thirty-seven more cases of measles have been identified in an outbreak in Kebbi state, Nigeria. Of the over 250 cases recorded so far, seven children

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Ethnic Disparities in Flu Vaccine Coverage

September 13, 2012March 23, 2022 Katharina Schwan

Vaccine uptake has been a front-page issue over the past year, given the epidemic levels of whooping cough in some U.S. states and the upsurge

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Healthy Olympics 2012

July 3, 2012March 23, 2022 Katharina Schwan

After a historic 4-0 victory for Spain in the last match of the European soccer championship, the public eagerly awaits the start of the second

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Number of Parents Altering Vaccine Schedules on the Rise

June 20, 2012March 23, 2022 Lauren Edmundson

A new report published in the journal Pediatrics shows that the number of parents delaying or limiting their children’s vaccinations more than tripled from 2006

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Measles Outbreak in Ukraine Coincides With UEFA EURO 2012

June 14, 2012March 23, 2022 Catherine Stecyk

The number of reported measles cases in Ukraine has increased over the past several months, with an especially high concentration of cases in western Ukraine.

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Measles Cases Up in United States, Global Deaths Down

April 30, 2012March 23, 2022 Jane Huston

Measles has been making headlines in the United States and abroad. U.S. measles cases in 2011 were the highest in 15 years, nearly four times

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Measles Exposure at the Superbowl

March 5, 2012March 23, 2022 Jane Huston

HealthMap has been tracking news of a measles outbreak in Indiana following the state’s hosting of the Super Bowl on February 5. The latest case

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Tracking Measles Through Light in Niger

December 14, 2011March 23, 2022 Jane Huston

A team of researchers, led by Nita Bharti of Princeton University, recently applied a new method of tracking migration patterns in the developing world to

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