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Metro North Public Health Unit (MNPHU) confirmed today that an eighth case of measles has been linked to the University of Queensland, St Lucia campus. Public Health Physician, Dr James Smith said that...

The measles outbreak in Katanga province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo worsens and help and resources are lacking in the battle against the vial outbreak, according to the international...

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Berkeley health officials announced Monday that a UC Berkeley student has been diagnosed with measles, prompting them to encourage Berkeley community members to make sure they and their children are...

The number of measles cases in the Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization as a whole is down significantly through the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period last year. The...

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Additional cases of measles in Brisbane may be likely following confirmation of a seventh case in five weeks. Metro North Public Health Unit (PHU) Physician Dr James Smith said the seventh case involves...

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The number of measles cases linked to the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus has doubled in the past 10 days after cases were reported on Thursday and Friday. The latest case, the sixth, was...

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The number of measles cases in war-torn Iraq has risen this far in 2015 compared to the previous two years, according to an OCHA Humanitarian Crisis Situation Report. The country, which has seen more...

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Between one-third and one-half of individuals in the United States who were infected with HIV around the time of birth may not have sufficient immunity to ward off measles, mumps, and rubella—even though...

During the past month, health officials with Metro North Public Health Unit and school officials with the University of Queensland (UQ) have reported three measles cases in students at the St Lucia...

In this post, I want to look at some of the most significant reportable infectious diseases in the Philippines to date in 2015 and compare to the same period in 2014. Cholera From Jan. 1 to Jun. 27 this...