Dhaka, April 10, 2026 (AFP) - Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis

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2026-04-10

Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's deadly measles outbreak. "The boy had (a) high fever and found it hard to breathe," Brishti told AFP, mopping the fevered brow of one-year-old Minhaz, cradled in her arms. "His whole body had rashes." At least 143 people have died in the outbreak since March 15, the vast majority children, with more th......

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