Measles kill 69 infants in Indonesia's Papua

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Source: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/measles-...onesia-s-papua

Measles kill 58 kids in Indonesia's Papua
More than 50 doctors and paramedics from Indonesia's military have gone to Papua province to battle a measles outbreak that has killed dozens of children.
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Indonesian authorities are struggling to contain a months-long outbreak of measles in easternmost Papua province that has killed dozens of children...

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Source: http://www.ibtimes.sg/69-infants-die...as-papua-23387

69 infants die after measles outbreak in Indonesia's Papua
Since these children were malnourished, their poor immunity couldn't resist the infection.

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder
January 21, 2018 18:38 +08

Residents of Indonesia's Papua are living in fear as almost 100 people were killed after a measles outbreak in the region. According to a confirmation by an official on January 21, Sunday the affected area of the region is facing a serious health crisis.

In the remote area of Asmat region, which is located in the southern portion of Papua Province, a total of 69 infants have died. According to Muhammad Aidi, the military spokesman in Papua has confirmed the number of deceased...

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Source: https://borneobulletin.com.bn/indone...outbreak-over/


Indonesia declares deadly Papua measles outbreak over
February 7, 2018

JAKARTA (AFP) ? A deadly measles-and-malnutrition outbreak that killed scores of children in Indonesia?s remote Papua province is over, authorities said.

Official figures showed 72 children died while hundreds more were sickened as a result of the ?extraordinary? outbreak, which hit several isolated communities in Papua?s Asmat district between September 2017 and February 4, local officials said...