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Illustrative image of a baby with a skin disease. (Triocean/iStock Images/Getty)
October 10, 2018, 4:39 pm
Health officials warn of measles outbreak after passenger flies with disease
Ministry says over 600 people have contracted illness in 2018, a 2,000 percent rise over 2017; children and others on plane from Eilat to Tel Aviv urged to get checked
By Stuart Winer
Measles Mumps Rubella Vaccine Vials With Syringe. (iStock by Getty Images/ AndreyPopov)
September 17, 2018, 6:55 pm
Health Ministry warns of possible measles infection on Uman flights to Israel
Passengers who traveled to Tel Aviv on three specific flights said to be at risk, urged to see a doctor immediately
By TOI staff
Newborn baby possibly suffering from measles. (iStock by Getty Images/ andriano_cz)
August 29, 2018, 1:57 am
Health Ministry urges vaccination after massive increase in measles cases
Ministry says 262 people have caught the potentially fatal disease so far in 2018, compared with only 9 in 2016
By TOI staff and AFP
Illustrative photo, showing the skin of a person after days of measles infection. (Public domain/ US Department of Health and Human Services/Wikimedia)
March 28, 2017, 10:39 pm
WHO warns of measles outbreak across Europe
World health group lists Israel among 53 countries where a total of over 500 cases of the disease were reported in January
By AFP
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