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The 1875–1876 Australia scarlet fever epidemic was a severe outbreak of scarlet fever in the British colonies of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia.Part of a series of measles and scarlet fever epidemics in Victoria as a result of poor sanitation in the post-gold rush era, the epidemic claimed in both colonies the lives of over 8,000 people, mainly children. [1]
The 2019 measles outbreaks refer to a substantial global increase in the number of measles cases reported, relative to 2018. [1] As of April 2019, the number of measles cases reported worldwide represented a 300% increase from the number of cases seen in the previous year, constituting over 110,000 measles cases reported in the first three months of 2019.
Measles morbidity in Australia, 1991–2009. 1.7 million primary-school aged children vaccinated, representing 96% of children in this age group. [1] 800,000 pre-school children vaccinated. [1] 89 total adverse events (33% of which were fainting) representing 5.24 total adverse events per 100,000 doses. [1] Prevented an estimated 17,500 cases ...
Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. About ...
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 ...
Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus. Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and ...
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 ...
During a press conference on Tuesday, WHO noted a 79% increase in global measles cases from 2022, with more than 306,000 cases reported around the world last year.