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measles epidemia

Nurse April Wilson (L) and team leader Luisa Popo preparing vaccinations
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed another death in the measles epidemic sweeping the country. The Ministry said the death of a child under five years old recorded in the last 24 hours ending Thursday (Samoa time) takes the death toll to 81. It said there are currently 43...
Measles posters on display in Samoa.
Apia, SAMOA — The death toll from the measles epidemic in Samoa has climbed to 44. Five more deaths, including two of babies less than a year old, have been recorded in the past 24 hours. The Samoan government says a further 208 cases have been reported in the past day bringing the total number of...
Measles posters on display in Samoa.
Apia, SAMOA — The Ministry of Health confirms a total of 2,936 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started.  There were 250 recorded in the last 24 hours. Radio New Zealand is reporting that the mass vaccination campaign is still underway with...