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January 27, 2026

Measles cases spike to 14,000 in Mongolia

Mongolia’s National Centre for Communicable Diseases on Tuesday announced that new cases of measles have been recorded over the past 24 hours.

Child with measles used to illustrate the story
July 13, 2024

Measles kills 10 children in Abuja community

The Head of Damangaza Hausawa, Bello Musa, said that the Public Health Department, FCT, had been notified of the situation.

Measles Illustration
May 6, 2024

Measles Outbreak: Adamawa government extends school resumption by one week

Ms Umar explained that the pupils and students were scheduled to May 6, but the resumption was extended to May 13 to contain the measles outbreak.

A measles patient
July 17, 2023

31 children killed in South Sudan’s Unity State measles outbreak: Official

Duol Biem Kueiguong, the director general of the State Ministry of Health, revealed that about 700 children suffering from measles are admitted to Bentiu State Hospital.

Measles
March 4, 2022

Measles outbreak in Nigeria spreads to eight states

Between January and August 2021, there were 67,000 cases of measles across the country.

A measles patient