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Bangladesh: 2026 Measles

Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/...hes-1170-6-more-children-die-24-hours-1571466


Measles death toll reaches 1,170 as 6 more children die in 24 hours
Meanwhile, 139 new laboratory-confirmed cases were recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 22,712.
TBS Report
13 October, 2026, 04:10 pm
Last modified: 13 October, 2026, 04:13 pm

Six more children died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am today (13 October), bringing the total number of suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths in Bangladesh to 1,170.

Of the total deaths, 1,066 were suspected measles deaths, while 104 were laboratory-confirmed, according to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

During the same period, 1,074 new suspected measles cases were reported, taking the cumulative number of suspected cases nationwide to 2,07,371...
 
Source: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/...ll-reaches-1242-two-more-children-die-1585596

Measles: Death toll reaches 1,242 as two more children die
Bangladesh recorded 1,322 new suspected cases and 90 laboratory-confirmed infections in the 24 hours to 8am today, according to the DGHS.
TBS Report
28 October, 2026, 04:25 pm
Last modified: 28 October, 2026, 04:25 pm

Two more children died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am today (28 October), taking the combined toll of suspected and laboratory-confirmed measles-related deaths to 1,242.

Of the total deaths, 1,137 were suspected measles-related fatalities, while 105 were confirmed through laboratory tests, according to the daily update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)...
 
Bangladesh – Incident Cases Reported by All Divisions in Nationwide Outbreak

Bangladesh continues to experience a widespread, nationwide outbreak of measles since March 15, 2026. According to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) as of November 5, there have been a total of 235,475 suspected and 24,219 confirmed measles cases reported in Bangladesh. Additionally, there have been a total of 1,167 deaths reported among suspected cases and 105 deaths reported among confirmed cases. About 1,000–1,300 suspected cases have been reported daily since early September, with no steady decline. Since the previous update, 9,118 suspected incident cases, 524 confirmed incident cases, and 23 additional deaths among suspected cases were reported.

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During 2026, cases have been reported in all 8 departments: Dhaka (98,102 suspected & 15,382 confirmed), Chattogram (47,158 suspected & 3,447 confirmed), Barisal (25,292 suspected & 813 confirmed), Sylhet (20,489 suspected & 1,146 confirmed), Khulna (16,013 suspected & 545 confirmed), Rajshahi (11,667 suspected & 1,420 confirmed), Mymensingh (12,290 suspected & 775 confirmed), and Rangpur (4,464 suspected & 691 confirmed). Deaths reported through mid-June have primarily been among children. According to provisional data from the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period of January 1 – March 16, 2026, there were 91 confirmed cases reported. During 2026, Bangladesh has reported the highest number of confirmed measles cases in a year ever when compared to data available from the WHO since 2012. An approximately 13-fold decrease in the number of confirmed cases reported annually was observed since the COVID-19 pandemic until the end of last year. From
2021–2025, there were 293 confirmed cases reported annually on average. In the years preceding the pandemic (2016–2020), there were 3,805 confirmed cases reported annually on average. The United States CDC currently has a Level 1 – Practice Usual Precautions Travel Health Notice posted regarding measles globally. Vaccination offers the best protection against measles. According to DGHS, the national measles-rubella vaccination campaign has administered 21,041,131 doses as of October 18 – exceeding the target vaccination rate by 17%.

Data Sources: WHO (3/16/26), DGHS (11/5/26), WHO (4/23/26), UN (6/25/26)

 
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