Measles cases increase three-fold, says Health DG

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The number of measles cases in the country had trebled as of September this year, said director-general of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Noor Hisham said the number of confirmed measles cases had risen to 602 cases (26.3 per million population) compared with 235 cases (7.8 per million population) in 2014 and 195 cases (6.6 per million population) in 2013.

“In fact, two children died due to measles this year, compared to one death last year. Most cases of measles were among infants and children, aged six years and below,” he said in a statement posted on his Facebook page last night.

He said the number of outbreaks had also increased more than threefold, that is 37 episodes of the epidemic, compared to only 11 in 2014.

These epidemics are said to involve several caring institutions, schools and detention centres.

- Bernama



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