Pakistan: 2012 Measles cases

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Source: http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/08/03/newsbrief-13

S. Waziristan measles outbreak kills 5 children
By Ashfaq Yusufzai
2012-08-03

PESHAWAR ? Five children in South Waziristan have died from measles during the past week, an official said.

?Non-availability of measles vaccines has become a big problem and if the desired vaccines were not made available, the situation could slip out of hand,? Dr. Azmat Hayat Khan, agency surgeon, told Central Asia Online August 3.

Measles has affected about 400 children, of whom about 100 were hospitalised, he said. He warned of an outbreak throughout the agency if medics failed to immunise children immediately...

 

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Source: http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/08/08/newsbrief-04

Lakki Marwat measles outbreak kills 2
By Ashfaq Yusufzai
2012-08-08

LAKKI MARWAT ? A measles outbreak has killed two children and sent a dozen others to hospitals in Lakki Marwat, an official said.

?The majority of the affected children have not been immunised against measles,? Dr. Ghulam Ali, medical superintendent of the Lakki Marwat City Hospital, told Central Asia Online August 8. ?Now we have started measles vaccination in the areas from where the cases were coming...?

 

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According to the latest epidemiological bulletin (Aug 1st) there have been 8,299 cases and 117 deaths due to measles in Pakistan. - Ro


Pakistan’s Measles Deaths Hinder Global Goals
By Ashfaq Yusufzai


PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 14 2012 (IPS) - Measles outbreaks, which have killed at least 100 children in Pakistan’s militancy-hit border areas since May, have prompted calls by experts for better cooperation in territories adjacent to Afghanistan with international immunisation campaigns.

“The latest victims of this paediatric disease are children in the Mohmand Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where nine deaths have been confirmed as a result of non-vaccination,” Dr. Anwar Shah, top health officer in the agency, told IPS.

Measles, a highly infectious disease, and produces cough, high fever and distinctive rashes as symptoms.
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http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/pakistans-measles-deaths-hinder-global-goals/

 

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Source: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/201...-measles-dozens-infected-in-north-waziristan/


2 minor girls die of measles, dozens infected in North Waziristan
INP 3 hrs ago
miran_shah

MIRANSHAN - The epidemic of measles in North Waziristan Agency claimed the lives of two minor girls in Danada Derpakhel area on Wednesday while dozens of infected children are being brought to the Miranshah Headquarters Hospital for treatment...

 

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Three minors die of mysterious disease in Swat

our correspondent

Thursday, September 13, 2012

MINGORA: Three minors died due to a mysterious disease in Kalam valley in Swat district...The sources said that scores of children were suffering from the disease in Kalam, Ushu and Utror ...The sources added that there was a measles breakout in the valley. However, the doctors concerned could not be contacted despite repeated attempts.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-131643-Three-minors-die-of-mysterious-disease-in-Swat

 

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Measles outbreak: Over 100 children infected in Kalam
By Fazal Khaliq
Published: September 24, 2012


SWAT:
Over a hundred children have been infected with measles during the last two days in Kalam Tehsil, it has been learnt.
The disease is spreading fast as there are not enough health facilities or doctors in the area, Ahmadin Siddiqui, a local journalist and social activist, told The Express Tribune. Dozens of children are being brought to local hospitals daily and dispensers are performing the duties of doctors as an emergency measure, said Siddiqui. He said the reason for the outbreak, according to health experts, is that the children had not been administered the required vaccines to protect them against measles.
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http://tribune.com.pk/story/441344/measles-outbreak-over-100-children-infected-in-kalam/

 

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Source: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/10/17/city/islamabad/measles-affects-dozens-of-children/


Measles affects dozens of children
Online 2 hrs ago

ISLAMABAD - An outbreak of Measles in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, has affected many children. Sources revealed that the Children?s Hospital of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has received dozens of under-aged patients suffering from measles...

 

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Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/465819/outbreak-child-dies-of-measles-14-others-show-symptoms/

Outbreak: Child dies of measles, 14 others show symptoms
By Our Correspondent
Published: November 15, 2012

SWAT:

Measles claimed the life of a three-year-old boy in a remote village of upper Swat, where 14 others were brought in with similar symptoms on Wednesday. The child was identified as Usman Ali, a resident of Shahoo village of Kalam.

Locals have blamed lack of doctors and unavailability of vaccines at local hospitals for the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-143578-Eight-children-have-died-of-measles-in-Khairpur

Eight children have died of measles in Khairpur
our correspondent
Sunday, November 18, 2012
From Print Edition

SUKKUR: Some cases of measles have reportedly claimed lives of eight children in the town of Thari Mirwah in Khairpur in the last one week.

Two of those who died were five and the rest under five years of age. They were identified as Munsif, Ali, Farhan, Safdar Ali, Baig Muhammed, Shakeel, Ashfaque and Dhani Bakhsh.

The people of the area have appealed to the provincial Health Department to take notice of the outbreak of measles which have already claimed eight lives in a week...

 

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Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-Ne...es-to-Khairpur-to-probe-deaths-due-to-measles

WHO team rushes to Khairpur to probe deaths due to measles
our correspondent
Friday, November 30, 2012
From Print Edition

SUKKUR: A team of the World Health Organisation (WHO) rushed on Wednesday to investigate the reasons for the outbreak of the disease after information of deaths due to measles in Thari Mirwah town of Khairpur.

The WHO Surveillance Officer, Dr Asad Soomro, along with DHO Khairpur and other health officials, reached village Aajb Khan Dasti and other villages of the Thari Mirwah town, where eight children had died of measles...

 

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Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-148272-20-children-die-of-measles

20 children die of measles
our correspondent
Friday, December 14, 2012
From Print Edition

SUKKUR: Twenty children died and over more than hundred are undergoing treatment after the outbreak of measles in the rain-affected areas, said reports.

The reports said measles broke out in many of the rain-hit villages of Khanpur town of Shikarpur, including Rahimabad, Sheerabad, Garhi Taigho, Pir Bakhsh, Thumhirio and others.

More than one hundred children have been reported under the viral attack. The residents of two of the affected villages ? Rahim Bakhsh and Pir Bakhsh ? said the health department neither bothered to take precautionary measures nor vaccinated the children...

 

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Source: http://en.apa.az/news_28_kids_die_of_measles_in_s_pakistan_ov_184508.html

28 kids die of measles in S. Pakistan over last 2 weeks
[ 15 December 2012 20:44 ]

Baku-APA. A six-year-old girl died of measles in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh on Saturday, bringing the death toll to 28 over the last two weeks, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

Local Urdu TV channel Dunya quoted hospital sources as saying that the disease broke out in the children of one to seven years of age during the last week of October in the Upper Sindh areas which were affected by floods earlier in August and September this year.

District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Abdul Fatah Bughio said that he could not verify the number of deaths, however, over one hundred cases of measles have been reported from Upper Sindh...

 

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From Pakistan Epidemiological Bulletin Volume 3, Issue 48, Wednesday 5 December 2012

Measles:
As of 10 November 2012, more measles cases and deaths have been reported in Pakistan than in 12 months last year. Table 1
summarizes the situation of measles in 2012 up to 1 December (12,512 cases and 208 deaths - Ro); and table 2 illustrates the alerts and outbreaks in week 47 (25 Nov to 1 Dec 2012)(397 cases and 15 deaths - Ro).

 

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Source: http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12...n-die-of-measles-in-kandhkot-toll-reaches-35/


Four more children die of measles in Kandhkot, toll reaches 35
By Web Desk Dec 18th, 2012

Kandhkot: At least four more children died of measles in Kandhkot Tehsil of Pakistan?s Sindh province on Tuesday as toll reached 35 in 16 days...

 

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Source: http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12/19/3-more-babies-die-of-measles-in-kandhkot-toll-reaches-38/


3 more babies die of measles in Kandhkot; toll reaches 38
By Kashif Khan Dec 19th, 2012

Kandhkot: At least three more children succumbed to measles, an epidemic disease, on Wednesday in Kandhkot Tehsil of Pakistan?s Sindh Province as toll reaches 38 in less than a month...

 

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Source: http://www.thefrontierpost.com/news/14648/

Kandhkot: Another child dies of measles; toll reaches 37
Posted on 2012-12-20 12:07:01

KANDHKOT: The child was identified as Kher Muhhamd Merani, a resident of Jaman Shah. A pronounced outbreak of measles has been reported in Kandhkot district of Tehsil Shikarpur, while the health ministry has not taken any effective step to prevent the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/483201/measles-outbreak-in-sindh-more-than-30-children-died-in-20-days/

Measles outbreak in Sindh: More than 30 children died in 20 days
By Our Correspondent
Published: December 23, 2012

More than 30 children have died during the past 20 days of measles in upper Sindh. The villages of Salehpat, including Sobo Mahar, Masoo Dhondho, Tarai and Gagro, are the worst affected.

The Executive District Officer (EDO) of Health, Dr Jay Ram Das, told The Express Tribune that cases were reported in Khairpur a month ago, and it spread to Sukkur later. Teams from the health department have vaccinated more than 6,532 children...

 

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Source: http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=188385


Two more die of measles, death toll now 20

Monday, December 24, 2012 - Kashmore?Health authorities have not yet succeeded to overcome the epidemics of measles in different areas of Sindh province as two more children died of the dreadful disease on Sunday. According to details, two children hailing from Saleh Patt area affected of measles expired over lack of appropriate treatment.

It is worth to mention here that at least 20 children have died while dozens others were affected of measles in Saleh Patt, Shikarpur and Kashmore...

 

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Source: http://dawn.com/2012/12/25/measles-toll-up-to-22-as-four-children-die-in-sukkur-district/

Measles toll up to 22 as four children die in Sukkur district
From the Newspaper | Dawn Report | 11 hours ago

SUKKUR/KARACHI, Dec 24: Death of four more children believed to have been caused by measles within the Salehpat taluka of Sukkur district alone on Monday alarmed authorities who ordered top district officials to rush to the area and ascertain the situation.

Amid constant reports of measles spreading fast in the districts of Larkana, Sukkur, Kandhkot-Kashmore and Jacobabad, media reports suggested that as many as 22 children have already died of the disease within the past five weeks...

 

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Source: http://www.thenewstribe.com/2012/12/27/one-more-child-dies-of-measles-in-sindh-toll-rises-to-76/

One more child dies of measles in Sindh; toll rises to 76
By Asad Farooq Dec 27th, 2012

Kashmore: At least one more child died of measles in Tangwani Tehsil of Kashmore district of Pakistan?s Sindh province on Thursday as toll rises to 76.

Sources said that the death was reported in Goth Maronandvani of the Tehsil.

The provincial health ministry has confirmed the death of 76 children due to the measles outbreak in the region included Sukkur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad and Kashmore...