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In early 2010, there was a serious outbreak of measles in the Philippines with 742 cases, leaving four unvaccinated children dead in the capital city of Manila. [104] In late 2013, it was reported in the Philippines that 6,497 measles cases occurred which resulted in 23 deaths. [105] In 2014 the Philippines experienced a large measles outbreak.
Last year, there were 10.3 million cases of measles globally -- an increase of 20% from the previous year, according to a newly released report from the World Health Organization. Nearly 107,500 ...
Measles is one of the most contagious of infectious diseases. [13] If not immunized, a person exposed to someone with measles has a 95% chance of becoming infected. During the early stage of an outbreak in an unvaccinated population, each infected person spreads the disease to an average of 12 to 18 other people. [14]
1867 Sydney measles epidemic 1867 Sydney, Australia Measles: 748 [164] 1871 Buenos Aires yellow fever epidemic: 1871 Buenos Aires, Argentina Yellow fever: 13,500–26,200 [165] 1870–1875 Europe smallpox epidemic 1870–1875 Europe Smallpox: 500,000 [166] [167] 1875 Fiji measles outbreak 1875 Fiji: Measles: 40,000 [168] 1875–1876 Australia ...
(The measles vaccine is given in two doses: one at a year, the next at age 4-6.) Vaccination rates in the U.S. are declining, too, and vaccination exemption rates are creeping up.
The graph on the left shows a computer model depicting the possible number of measles infections from an outbreak if the 2017-2018 school vaccination rates in Florida were to drop by 10%.
A measles outbreak also happened among the Malaysian Orang Asli sub-group of Batek people in the state of Kelantan from May 2019, causing the deaths of 15 from the tribe. [157] [158] In 2024, a measles outbreak was declared in the Bangsamoro region in the Philippines with at least 592 cases and 3 deaths. [159]
Measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said Thursday. The highly ...