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
535 cases of measles reported in New York
The measles count across the United States is now sitting at 880 cases with its epicenter in New York still being in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community.
170 treated at Meron Lag Ba'Omer event, fake measles rumor spreads
A rumor of a measles outbreak at the organization's clinic in Meron spread on Wednesday.
Three Ladies- Three Lattes: Measles malady
I’ve heard people at work blaming the Jews for spreading disease; it feels medieval to me.
Health Ministry to take legal action against anti-vaccination doctors
The decision comes as the Health Ministry continues the fight against a large measles outbreak. 4,100 cases of measles have been recorded in Israel since March 2018.
Free measles vaccines to be available in NY haredi neighborhoods
The haredi umbrella group Agudath Israel of America organized the service, which follows a measles outbreak linked in part to haredi Orthodox neighborhoods in New York and elsewhere.
WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year
The death toll among 34,300 cases reported across 42 countries in the WHO's European region reached 13.
Second case of measles discovered at Jerusalem neighborhood school
One third grader and one first grader were reported to have caught the disease.
U.S. measles outbreak hits 'completely avoidable' 25-year-high -officials
The vast majority of cases have occurred in children who have not received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, which confers immunity to the disease, officials said.
Measles outbreak in children’s theater show in Haifa
The show, written and directed by Yair Shafira, tells the story of a young boy who travels to an island in which a wizard has the answers to all questions.
Trump urges Americans to get measles vaccine
"They have to get their shots," Trump told reporters at the White House.
