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Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

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Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/665954/measles-claim-a-life-in-mohmand/


Measles claims a life in Mohmand
By Our Correspondent
Published: February 1, 2014

GHALLANI: An 11-year-old boy suffering from measles died in Babi Khel, Ghallani, the headquarters of Mohmand Agency, an official of the political administration said on Friday. This is the first case to be reported this year.

The official said, according to sources in Agency Headquarters Hospital Ghallanai, the deceased identified as Hamidullah, 11, son of Rahim Jan, was under treatment at the hospital because he was suffering from measles...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-7-230945-Two-more-kids-die-of-measles-in-Mohmand


Peshawar
Two more kids die of measles in Mohmand
Our correspondent
Friday, February 07, 2014
From Print Edition

GHALLANAI: Two more children died of measles in the Ambar tehsil of the Mohmand Agency here on Thursday, sources said.They said the epidemic of measles erupted in the Ambar tehil affecting several children and the locals appealed to the political administration to take action in this regard...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/679414/contagion-eight-month-old-dies-of-measles/


Contagion : Eight-month-old dies of measles
By Our Correspondent
Published: March 8, 2014

SWAT: An eight-month-old child died on Tuesday in Kalagay Madyan, Swat; the cause of death is considered to be measles.

Four other children are said to be infected with the disease. Residents said Muhammad had died because of measles and had caught it as many other children in the area were infected.

Haider Ali, who is in-charge of Madyan Hospital, said the child had actually died of pneumonia, not measles...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/682098/villagers-claim-two-minors-died-of-measles/


Villagers claim two minors died of measles
By Our Correspondent
Published: March 13, 2014

MANSEHRA: According to villagers in Oghi tehsil, Mansehra, two young children died of measles. Health authorities, however, have yet to ascertain the cause of death.

Sher Noor, a resident of Kiyarbai village, said his eight-year-old son Niaz Muhammad developed a rash on his body a few days ago and was complaining of fever. They treated him with traditional medication but he did not survive and passed away on Tuesday. The village elders had diagnosed the rash as measles.

Another villager from the same area, Himat Wali, said his 11-month-old daughter Bakht Sana showed similar symptoms. She also died on the same day...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1094744/medical-teams-sent-to-gadoon-area-after-measles-outbreak


Medical teams sent to Gadoon area after measles outbreak
Published 2014-03-22 07:03:25

SWABI: The health department has sent its teams to mountainous villages of Gadoon Amazai belt for tackling the measles outbreak after reports that the disease has claimed life of a girl there.

According to reports reaching here, the measles-hit areas included Sokeelye, Sandwa and Talaye.

When contacted, people of these villages said that their children had been vaccinated regularly against various diseases, including measles, but despite that several of them had been affected by the disease. ..
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Possible endemic: Measles outbreak threatens malnourished children of Sindh
By Our CorrespondentPublished: April 4, 2014


KARACHI: The outbreak of measles in different villages of Thatta and Sajawal district has presented another challenge for the provincial health authorities after the Tharparkar crisis. At least two children have died in Thatta district and several others have reportedly been diagnosed with the viral disease over the last few days.
?Two deaths have been reported from Thatta,? confirmed the provincial health secretary, Iqbal Hussain Durrani. He said that the situation was under control and that all children of the province would be vaccinated soon.
Durrani told The Express Tribune that the affected areas of Thatta district were a priority and that his department would act promptly as 200 children had died last year.
...
http://tribune.com.pk/story/691200/...eak-threatens-malnourished-children-of-sindh/
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.nation.com.pk/karachi/15...s-contaminated-water-ignites-measles-outbreak


Thatta: seven die as contaminated water ignites measles outbreak
April 15, 2014
Ramzan Chandio

KARACHI - At least seven children have been killed while 185 others hospitalised due to the recent outbreak of measles in a village near Keenjhar Lake, Thatta.

Representative of various leading humanitarian organisations linked the outbreak of measles to the use of contaminated water of Keenjhar Lake. The death of seven children took place in Sonehri village, located close to Keenjhar Lake. The village has 550 families, mostly depending on fishing and cultivation for their livelihoods...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/699214/6-children-die-of-measles-in-balochistan/


6 children die of measles in Balochistan
By Shezad Baloch
Published: April 23, 2014

QUETTA:

Six children ? two siblings ? have died after suffering from measles in Kalat and Pishin districts of Balochistan in the last three days. Four children died in Gizag, in Kalat district, where health workers could not visit them due to a volatile security situation...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-248924-Over-40-children-die-of-measles-in-Sujawal:-PRF


Over 40 children die of measles in Sujawal: PRF
Shahid Husain
Friday, May 09, 2014
From Print Edition

Karachi

A former adviser to the Sindh chief minister on relief and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Haleem Adil Sheikh, visited Sujawal district with Pakistan Relief Foundation (PRF) officials, where the foundation says more than 40 children have died of measles in the past month.

Sheikh, who is also the PRF chairman, visited several union councils, including Jar, Rawal Kandhra, Sawan Kandhra, Usman Kandhra and Usman Bharal, and met the affected families...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.samaa.tv/health/16-May-2014/measles-claims-6th-life-in-karachi

Measles claims 6th life in Karachi
15:50 May 16, 2014 Health


KARACHI: The cases of measles are increasing in the city where sixth child died in this year due to the disease on Friday.

According to the director National Institute of Child Health, as many as 95 cases of measles have been reported but other sources say that at least 200 cases have been reported...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1107070/two-children-die-of-measles-in-karak


Two children die of measles in Karak
Dawn Report
Updated about 12 hours ago


KARAK/SWAT: Measles has killed two children and affected dozens others in remote Koh-i-Maidan area of Takht-i-Nusrati tehsil.

Local people demanded of the district health department to send medical teams to the area to overcome the situation.

They said that two children identified as Nasir Iqbal, 2, and Kausar, had died of the disease during last few days...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/710511/...-say-measles-kill-two-minors-others-infected/

Another epidemic: Residents say measles kill two minors, others infected
By Our Correspondent
Published: May 20, 2014
HARIPUR:

Two minors reportedly died of measles while at least seven more have similar symptoms in two villages in Haripur, residents said on Monday. The health department, however, has refuted that specific cause of death.

Talking on condition of anonymity, residents said two-year-old Abrar and three-year-old Kamal, sons of Guldad from Guloo Bandi village, had been sick with measles since the last few days. The family treated the children with home-made remedies but did not take them to a hospital, said a close relative of Guldad. On Sunday, both the children succumbed to the illness, shared relatives...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/711031/health-threat-provinces-gear-up-to-fight-measles-after-18-deaths/


Health threat: Provinces gear up to fight measles after 18 deaths
By Sehrish Wasif
Published: May 21, 2014

ISLAMABAD:

The measles outbreak in the country continues this year with 18 lives already lost to the fast spreading disease. Like last year, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) reported the maximum number of positive cases while a significant drop in reported cases has been witnessed in Punjab as compared to last year.

To counter the spread of the vaccine-preventable disease, the federal and provincial governments have kicked off the largest ever vaccination drive in the history of Pakistan, with 13-day supplementary immunisation activities (SIAs) in Sindh and K-P after a one-year delay...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/714649/...children-reportedly-die-from-measles-vaccine/


Alarming situation : Four children reportedly die from measles vaccine
By Our Correspondents
Published: May 29, 2014

The provincial health minister could not be reached for comment despite repeated attempts.
PESHAWAR/CHARSADDA/SHANGLA/HANGU:

Four children have died in the province, reportedly after the administration of the measles vaccine, while reports of children fainting were received from two districts.

Two-year-old Mazhar, a resident of Shabqadar, Charsadda, died on Wednesday in a hospital in Peshawar, while three children died in the provincial capital late on Tuesday night. The deceased children hailing from Peshawar are two-year-old Hilal of Mandra Khel area, two-year-old Rida of the same village and one-year-old Abul Samand, a resident of Faqir Kalay.

Parents of the children claim they were administered the measles vaccine by health teams and soon after, the children began having an adverse reaction to the medicine ultimately leading to their death...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/716619/...-infected-with-rubella-virus-in-jalozai-camp/


Another health scare: Two children infected with Rubella virus in Jalozai Camp
By Shahida Perveen
Published: June 3, 2014

PESHAWAR:

Two cases of the Rubella virus, also known as German measles or three-day measles, were reported at the Jalozai Camp in Nowshera for internally displaced persons.

Earlier, nine cases of measles were reported from the Jalozai Camp, and the recent cases have spread panic in the area...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1111135/two-minor-brothers-die-of-measles


Two minor brothers die of measles
By A Correspondent
Updated about 10 hours ago


KARAK: Two minor brothers have died, while several others have been admitted to hospitals due to outbreak of measles in Ghundi Kala area of Takht-i-Nusrati tehsil.

Sources said on Friday that the two victims were identified as Mohammad Sunan and Mohammad Yousaf, sons of Shahid Khan.

The local people said that measles had also affected scores of other children who had been admitted to private hospitals for treatment. They appealed to the health department to send medical teams to the area to prevent further spread of the deadly disease...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/722193/measles-takes-lives-of-157-children/

Measles takes lives of 157 children
By Sameer Mandhro / Sehrish Wasif
Published: June 16, 2014

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD:

It?s not just polio. Pakistan is suffering from another outbreak of measles that has taken the lives of 157 children so far. The intensity of the spread of measles has significantly increased, with 727 confirmed cases this year alone. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh are the worst hit.

In Sindh, there were cases of measles and ensuing child deaths for the second consecutive year. Health experts say that measles kill children in the province mainly due to malnutrition...
 
Re: Pakistan: 2014 Measles cases

Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/723834/contagious-disease-two-more-siblings-fall-prey-to-measles/


Contagious disease: Two more siblings fall prey to measles
By Mureeb Mohmand
Published: June 19, 2014

SHABQADAR: Two more siblings suffering from measles died on Wednesday, less than a day after a brother and sister succumbed to the same disease also in Charsadda.

The father of the deceased children, Fakhar-e-Alam, a resident of Amirabad area of Rajar, Charsadda, told journalists his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Kanwal died on Wednesday while four-year-old daughter Samina died on Tuesday after contracting measles...
 
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