By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles epidemic in Samoa, health officials reported an additional 198 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the outbreak total to 3,728 measles...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews One of the most tragic and preventable outbreak situations on the globe in the measles outbreak on the Pacific island of Samoa. In this video, I go over the most...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles outbreak in Samoa, the Samoan government reported an additional 249 cases in the last 24 hours. This brings the outbreak total to 2,686...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Samoan health authorities have reported seven additional measles fatalities since our last report yesterday. As of November 26, the Ministry of Health confirms a...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the measles outbreak on Samoa, health officials have reported a doubling of cases in recent days. To date, more than 2190 suspected cases have been...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The measles death toll has risen to 17, including 16 children in Samoa. This is included in the more than 1000 suspected cases reported recently. The Samoan Ministry...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Measles is spreading to a number of Pacific Islands and most contribute this spread to travel from New Zealand, which has had a serious outbreak, particularly in Auckland,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Samoa Ministry of Health reported the latest on the measles outbreak in a Situational Update that shows the number of suspect measles cases has grown to 716,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Measles in Fiji To date the measles outbreak is confined to the Serua/Namosi Subdivision, and specifically the Wailali Settement in Wainadoi. A Measles Taskforce has...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Samoa In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Samoa, health authorities say there have been 15 confirmed cases, including three deaths. In addition, 314 suspected...