Fast-Spreading Measles Outbreak Has Killed at Least 30 in Bangladesh, WHO Says

Fast-spreading measles outbreak has killed at least 30 in Bangladesh, WHO says

DHAKA, April 23 (Reuters) – Bangladesh has confirmed 30 deaths in a measles outbreak that has spread rapidly across the country, ​with most of the victims aged ‌under two, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. In what it described as a reversal of progress towards measles elimination in Bangladesh, the WHO said there ‌had ​also been another 166 suspected ⁠deaths from the disease ⁠since mid-March. Health experts said it was the highest …

Bangladesh measles crisis deepens as child deaths reach 194

Bangladesh has recorded 194 child deaths due to measles in an outbreak that began last month, while the number of suspected child cases has exceeded 28,000, government data showed on Thursday. Between three and five children have died from the disease every day for the past week. Five children died on Wednesday, including three in the capital, Dhaka, and another five on Thursday. The government said it has launched a robust nationwide vaccinatio…