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  • Pakistan: 2020 Measles

    Source: https://arynews.tv/en/five-children-die-measles-chaman/

    Five children die of measles in Chaman
    Web Desk On Jan 11, 2020 Last updated Jan 11, 2020

    CHAMAN: Five children suffering from measles have died on Saturday in Kali Taki, an area of Chaman, Balochistan, ARY News reported.

    According to Medical Superintendent of District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) the children who lost their lives were ill due to disease of highly contagious infectious disease of measles.

    He said it is has been learnt that a number of children in the area are suffering from the measles. “A doctor, 15 vaccination staff, ambulances and medicines have been send to the affected area”, the MS continued...

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    Source: https://menafn.com/1099732817/Pakist...gly-head-in-KP

    Pakistan- Measles rears its ugly head in KP
    Date
    2/20/2020 6:21:52 AM
    (MENAFN - Tribal News Network) Salma Jahangir

    PESHAWAR: Measles has reared its ugly head in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa again as 104 children have been diagnosed with the disease so far this year, while 218 more suspect cases are under scrutiny.

    These figures have been compiled from official data of the Health Department provided by different government hospitals, while the actual number of infected children may be much higher. According to the Health Department, a total of 13,229 measles cases were reported in KP in 2018 among which the virus was confirmed in 1,515 children. As many as 20 children died of the disease that year. The last year saw marked improvement in measles cases as only 288 cases were reported with three deaths...

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