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Pneumonia found in 74% of children treated for measles at three hospitals
Of 34,934 children treated with measles symptoms at three public hospitals in Dhaka and Chattogram from 15 March to 10 November, 25,691 had pneumonia.
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HealthPennsylvania measles cases pass 1,350, centred on Amish Lancaster County
Measles cases in Pennsylvania have passed 1,350 this year with five deaths; Lancaster County, home to the largest Amish population in the US, is the centre of the country's worst outbreak in 35 years.
HealthMeasles and pneumonia send children from far districts to Dhaka's Shishu Hospital
About 3,500 children with measles have been treated at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and at least 97 to 98 have died; its director says about 90 per cent of those admitted are malnourished.
HealthAfter measles, experts warn of diphtheria, whooping cough and polio as vaccine cover slips to 82%
An independent review found that only 82 per cent of children are fully vaccinated against a 95 per cent target and about 40 per cent of vaccinator posts are empty; without urgent action, new outbreaks are likely.
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Bangladesh has the world's worst measles outbreak, and experts blame gaps in vaccination
WHO figures show 202,000 suspected measles cases and 1,147 deaths in Bangladesh up to 9 October, 94 percent of them children under five; experts blame a faltering routine immunisation programme in 2025.
OpinionDengue and measles together: a microbiologist's advice for the fever season
In a Dhaka Post column, Jahangirnagar University microbiology professor Dr Anwar Khasru Parvez explains dengue's changing symptoms, the return of measles and what to do, and not do, when fever strikes.
HealthNew York declares a measles emergency as US cases spread; Pennsylvania passes 1,000
Governor Kathy Hochul declared the emergency on Monday and let more trained health workers give MMR shots; experts blame falling vaccination rates.
HealthDiarrhoea outbreak in Kishoreganj: nearly 25,000 treated in nine months
On Monday 180 diarrhoea patients were in 15 hospitals in the haor district, 107 admitted in a single day; with dengue and measles, 380 are in hospital with infectious diseases.
HealthDhaka children's hospital measles ward still full; dengue symptoms are changing
Bangladesh Shishu Hospital has treated 2,989 children for measles this year and 94 have died; Professor A B M Abdullah says even a mild fever should now be tested for dengue.
HealthChattogram measles cases pass 9,000, with two children to a bed at CMCH
Since mid-March more than 9,000 people in Chattogram have had measles and 29 have died, 21 of them children; nine city wards and many upazilas are hotspots, and a shortage of kits means most samples go untested.
HealthEight more deaths with measles symptoms, total since 15 March reaches 1,122
All eight deaths in the past 24 hours were in Dhaka division, the health directorate said; 1,152 new suspected and confirmed measles cases were recorded.
HealthPlanners say better city planning can help curb dengue and measles
The Bangladesh Institute of Planners says drainage, waste, density, open space, keeping water out of building sites and a One Health approach should sit beside treatment and mosquito control to cut public health risks.
OpinionMeasles, falling breastfeeding and the public health message we forgot: a column
About a third of 2026's measles cases were under nine months old, and exclusive breastfeeding has fallen from 62.6 to 56.6 percent; Shafiq R. Bhuiyan argues that regular public health communication must go with vaccination.