When travelling to Nigeria, Namibia, Israel or the UK currently it’s advisable to check you are up to date with your childhood immunisations such as measles and mumps which have become more prevalent in these countries of late.
In particular, Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria has reported 18 deaths most being children and young people. Some locals in this area have resisted immunisation due to religious beliefs. Government health centres in the locality lack medical personnel and are unable to cope with the influx of patients. Measles cases in the Kunene Region of Namibia are also on the rise with more than 1080 people receiving treatment in hospital, 35 of these patients were from neighbouring Angola. Vaccination programs for children aged 6-59mths are being implemented in selected areas.
Measles is characterised by skin rash, high fevers, flu-like symptoms fatigue and chest infection.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/01/27/measles-claim-18-lives-in-bayelsa/
http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=9310

The mumps outbreak in Israel continues into its fifth month, with more than 850 cases reported across the country, 600 of those in Jerusalem. Males attending religious high schools and colleges are the main victims with females being secondary household contacts. Parents in Lancashire, England are being urged to vaccinate their children against mumps as authorities announce 51 new cases in the first three weeks of this year. Teenagers and young adults have been most affected. Mumps is highly infectious spreading easily through coughs and sneezes and can cause complications such as meningitis, deafness and infertility.

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