According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023 and 107,500 ...

It might be surprising to learn that the disease is considered eliminated by U.S. health officials. In fact, it's been labeled that way since 2000. That's because for experts, there's a difference ...

Tragic death of unvaccinated child in Texas highlights ongoing measles outbreak and potential consequences of not vaccinating.

For the period between January to July 2023, Kenya reported 141 confirmed measles cases in 10 counties with 10 deaths, a case fatality rate of 1.4 per cent.As of June 2024, a measles outbreak that ...

The majority of cases have been reported in Texas, but several other states are also reporting infections, including some in ...

Before the introduction of the measles vaccine in 1963, the virus would claim an estimated 2.6 million lives each year worldwide. In 2023, the World Health Organization estimated that there were ...

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease caused by a virus that primarily, and most severely, affects children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it infects the ...

according to the World Health Organization. In some cases, the illness can be fatal. Up to 3 out of 1,000 children with measles will die from respiratory or neurological complications, according ...