Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have ...

In the early stages of measles symptoms can include a high fever, tiny white spots or conjunctivitis. The rash stage tends to ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Measles is a disease caused by the virus Morbillivirus hominis. It’s an RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae—meaning it’s ...

Last week, I explained why it matters if the United States were to lose its status of having eliminated measles. That ...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid ...

The measles vaccine may do more than we thought – and the growing number of outbreaks makes ensuring you’re protected ever ...

The Gauteng Department of Health intensifies efforts against a measles outbreak, as public health expert Prof Talitha Crowley stresses the urgent need for increased vaccination rates to protect ...

Renae contracted measles at just five months old, an age at which she was too young to be vaccinated. Rebecca is now ...

As concerns grow over a recent measles outbreak in the UK, mum and author Catherine Cooper has shared her experiences of ...

The resurgence of measles highlights the need to recognize early, nonspecific signs and rash across all populations.

Liverpool City Council's director of public health said "people assume (measles is) an old disease or it's one that's gone ...