The country, especially Mumbai, has seen an increase in the number of measles cases with an 8-month-old succumbing to the disease on November 24. A child specialist and neonatologist talks to us about how measles vaccines are a must for children, how it spreads, and more.
In Mumbai this year, 1079 suspected cases of fever and rashes have been reported and 142 confirmed cases. As there has been an increasing number of suspected measles cases daily, the following is a breakdown of everything you need to know about this infectious disease
After the measles outbreak in slum pockets, civic hospitals were geared up by the BMC’s public health department for admission of suspected cases. The BMC data reveals that Mumbai has reported 908 measles cases so far, of which 54 per cent, i.e 493 cases, were reported in children between 1 and 4 years
According to the BMC’s public health department, the measles outbreak has been reported in different wards including - M/E (Govandi), E (Byculla), F/N (Matunga), G/South (Prabhadevi), P/North (Malad West), M/W (Chembur), L (Kurla) and H/E (Bandra, Santacruz)