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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles—a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped (opens in a new tab)
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-22
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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles—a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped
medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-22
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Resurgence of measles in Bangladesh amid a global upsurge: an urgent call for emergency public health response
Tropical Medicine and Health · 2026
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedBangladesh has seen almost 900 suspected measles deaths since an outbreak began in March, and most of those affected are children.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedThe outbreak is presented as a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped, because measles can spread quickly when vaccination coverage falls.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedThe article says routine childhood vaccinations were disrupted by the pandemic, leaving pockets of children vulnerable, and that childhood vaccination coverage has fallen to 87%.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedThe article suggests vaccine hesitancy may also be contributing, noting that almost half of Bangladesh's population were wary of getting vaccinated during the COVID pandemic and that some parents refused the measles-rubella jab.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedBangladesh launched an emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign for children aged 6 months to 5 years, with extra provisions for infants aged 6 to 8 months, and the WHO advised giving one additional dose to all children in the target age group to slow transmission and prevent severe illness.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe response also included vitamin A for children with suspected or confirmed measles, district rapid response teams, hospital isolation beds, infection-control measures, and community awareness efforts by UNICEF, WHO, Gavi and Save the Children.View evidenceHide evidence
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Crossref, PubMed, Europe PMC · 16 candidate papers
Resurgence of measles in Bangladesh amid a global upsurge: an urgent call for emergency public health response
Tropical Medicine and Health · 2026 · Crossref
Measles outbreaks as signals of governance failure: Lessons from Bangladesh's 2026 immunisation collapse.
Vaccine · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
PHE advises measles, mumps and rubella checks following measles outbreak
The Pharmaceutical Journal · 2018 · Crossref
Lessons for Immunisation Policy and Practice From the Deadly Measles Resurgence in Bangladesh.
Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine · 2018 · Crossref
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