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Zimbabwe cholera 'to top 100,000' - BBC Health News 27th May 2009
The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is expected to reach 100,000 this week, according to the Red Cross.
While the infection rate has slowed, the underlying causes of Africa's worst cholera epidemic in 15 years have not been fixed, warned the aid group.
Measles death fears in outbreak - BBC Health News 26th May 2009
Health chiefs fear one of the biggest measles outbreaks in Wales will become fatal after figures showed 207 people are suffering from the virus.
Several people have been treated in intensive care units after the worst outbreak of the disease in years.
Vaccine drive aims to prevent measles outbreak -St Helens Star 8th December 2008
GROWING fears of a potential national measles outbreak have prompted health chiefs to arrange a series of extra clinics offering the MMR vaccine for children.
St Helens Child and Family Health Services are putting on 16 additional sessions at venues in the borough over the coming weeks so that parents can take their children along for their vaccine.
Extra clinics as fears grow of measles outbreak - St Helens Star 5th December 2008
GROWING fears of a potential measles outbreak has prompted health chiefs to arrange a series of extra clinics offering the MMR vaccine for children.
St Helens Child and Family Health Services are putting on 16 additional sessions at venues in the borough so parents can take their children along for their vaccine.
NHS St Helens is warning that as the number of reported measles cases in the region increases the disease can hit anyone, at any age.
KILLER VIRUS IS SPREADING - Runcorn World 3rd December 2008
A MEASLES epidemic sweeping Cheshire has now hit Winsford.
The Health Protection Agency has reported 13 cases of the potentially fatal virus in Winsford but warned that more could be expected as the virus takes hold.
Concern at rise of cases of measles - Wirral Globe 2nd December 2008
PUBLIC health officials in Wirral are urging parents to get their children vaccinated with two doses of MMR without delay as the UK hovers on the brink of a measles epidemic.
Wirral Primary Care Trust says 500 two-year-olds have no protection from the virus, about 600 children aged five, and about 7,000 children up to the age of 16 are not fully protected.
Cumbrian parents urged to take up MMR jabs as measles outbreak spreads - Carlisle News & Star 1st December 2008
CUMBRIAN parents are being urged to protect their children against measles.
The call follows Health Protection Agency figures which show the number of measles cases in England and Wales has topped 1,000 in a year for the first time since 1995.
Cumbrian parents urged to take up MMR jabs as measles outbreak spreads - Carlisle News & Star 1st December 2008
Parents in Cumbria are being urged to get their children vaccinated against the potentially-deadly measles bug.
Figures published on Friday showed that in the past year cases across England and Wales topped the 1,000 mark for the first time since 2005.
Warning of measles epidemic risk as cases rise sharply - The Guardian 28th November 2008
Britain is at risk of a serious measles epidemic breaking out in the near future, the Health Protection Agency warned yesterday, after a sharp increase in the number of children infected.
The agency reported 1,049 confirmed cases in England and Wales during the first 10 months of this year, the highest total since a new system of monitoring the disease was introduced in 1995.
Poll: Should the MMR jab be compulsory? - The Guardian 28th November 2008
Measles – which in 1 in 15 cases leads to serious complications – is rising because of low uptake of the MMR vaccine, though studies have concluded it is safe. Should the jab be compulsory?
Measles epidemic could infect 100,000 children, say health experts - The Guardian 28th November 2008
Health Protection Agency blames a sharp rise in measles cases in 2008 on the low uptake of the MMR vaccine
Measles 'epidemic' fears after low MMR take-up - The Independent 28th November 2008
Measles cases have soared, it emerged today.
There have been 1,049 cases confirmed in England and Wales up to the end of October, surpassing last year's total of 990.
Health chiefs said it was because of the relatively low take-up of the combined measles, mumps and rubella jab over the last decade.
MMR vaccination teams move in amid measles outbreak fears - The Times 29th November 2008
Thousands of children are being offered the MMR vaccine after the number of cases of measles recorded this year reached more than 1,000 for the first time in more than a decade.
Doctors fear that the illness could sweep through the country if children and young teenagers are not vaccinated as a matter of urgency.
Measles epidemic warning as cases hit 13-year high - The Telegraph 29th November 2008
Cases of measles are at the highest level since 1995, sparking a 'real risk' of an epidemic, Government experts have warned.
Fears of measles epidemic as cases soar to 13-year high in wake of MMR scare - Daily Mail 29th November 2008
There have been more than 1,000 measles cases so far this year – putting Britain at risk of a deadly epidemic, health officials say.
The Health Protection Agency blamed unfounded fears about the combined MMR jab for the increase and urged parents to vaccinate their children.
Warning over measles as cases rise - Ellesmere Port Pioneer 5th November 2008
PARENTS are being urged to get their children vaccinated following a sharp rise in measles cases.
The warning by health chiefs follows outbreaks of the childhood disease in south Cheshire and Liverpool, amid fears this could turn into an “epidemic” across the region.
Fears rise over measles outbreak - BBC Health News 29th October 2008
The North West of England could be on the verge of a measles epidemic, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) says.
Twenty-two children have been diagnosed with the illness following an outbreak in parts of Cheshire, the third in the region in 2008.
Peter Wilby: The media's addiction to controversy can seriously damage your health - The Guardian 13th August 2008
Unfounded newspaper campaigns on MMR may have left fewer children vaccinated. And now a measles epidemic looms
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