Myanmar measles outbreak claims another child

15 August 2016
Myanmar measles outbreak claims another child
A photo made available on 11 August 2016 shows a Naga child suffering from malnutrition at the Htan Khaw Lar Mar village, Lahal township, Naga self-administered region, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. Photo: Sit Htet Aung/EPA

Days after Myanmar authorities claimed to have brought a measles outbreak that has killed dozens under control, another child has died of the illness, Anadolu Agency reported on 14 August.
A health ministry official said yesterday that the six-year-old died late Saturday, bringing the death toll to 42 in nine villages in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing region, a mountainous area populated by people from the Naga tribes on the border with India.
State-run newspapers reported Friday that no more deaths from the viral diseases had been reported in the region as the situation was finally under control.
A major factor in the spread of the disease has been the problem officials had reaching the remote area to administer vaccines, the report said.