Measles
Parents notified of exposure risk after Ichilov neonatal ward guard tests positive for measles
The Health Ministry has been working with the hospital to identify and contact any affected families to provide preventive care and check their immunization status.
Unvaccinated child dies of complications from measles disease, 15th death since outbreak started
Unvaccinated baby dies of measles in 15th case since outbreak began, Health Ministry says
Measles outbreak at Texas ICE facility leads to full quarantine
Israeli team who treated measles patients in Samoa: Get vaccinated
The trip to Samoa was "difficult and complicated," Dr. Itai M. Pessach of Sheba Medical Center.
Samoa extends measles state of emergency, NZ to fund vaccination campaign
Samoa said a state of emergency will be extended to Dec. 29 with 5,154 cases of measles now reported since the outbreak started in October. Samoa has a population of only 200,000.
Nearly 60% of US kids did not get measles shots before traveling abroad
Nearly 60% of children who could have benefited from the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination did not get it during pre-travel doctor's appointments, researchers found.
Sheba Medical Center to assist in measles crisis on island of Samoa
The Sheba team will be on site at the tiny island of Samoa for two weeks to help contain the crisis.
Measles infection causes ‘immune amnesia,’ leaving kids vulnerable to other illnesses
When it comes to measles, the opposite is true, according to two studies published Thursday.
How one county scrambled to keep America measles-free
In Rockland County, everything depended on whether a team of about a half-dozen health officials could rally their community to stop one of the world's most contagious diseases from spreading.
Tel Aviv court orders mother to vaccinate her children
The court decided in favor of the father, who filed the lawsuit, ordering the mother to vaccinate her children within 14 days or risk legal recourse by the State.
U.S. records no new measles cases for first week since outbreak began
The current outbreak of measles is the worst to hit the country since 1992.
NYC measles outbreak in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods declared over
The order required residents of those neighborhoods to be vaccinated or pay fines of up to $1,000.
Myths and facts about vaccines, measles and religion in Israel
The ‘Magazine’ interviews professionals on measles cases in the Orthodox community and discovers that ideology is not the reason for the outbreak.
