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Measles kills 14 children in Manicaland, mass vaccination launched
'All provinces are being encouraged to be on high alert and to report any suspected measles'
ByStaff Reporter
17:30, 11 May 2022
HARARE – At least 14 children have succumbed to measles while 72 cases have so far been recorded in Manicaland province’s Mutasa district, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said on Wednesday.
The viral infection was detected among children aged six months to 15 years in Mutasa district in April.
“To date, a total of 72 cases and 14 deaths have been reported. Of the reported cases, only nine had been vaccinated while the remainder had not been vaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown,” the ministry of health said in a statement...
Measles kills 14 children in Manicaland, mass vaccination launched
'All provinces are being encouraged to be on high alert and to report any suspected measles'
ByStaff Reporter
17:30, 11 May 2022
HARARE – At least 14 children have succumbed to measles while 72 cases have so far been recorded in Manicaland province’s Mutasa district, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said on Wednesday.
The viral infection was detected among children aged six months to 15 years in Mutasa district in April.
“To date, a total of 72 cases and 14 deaths have been reported. Of the reported cases, only nine had been vaccinated while the remainder had not been vaccinated or their vaccination status is unknown,” the ministry of health said in a statement...
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