KARACHI: An outbreak of measles cases has been reported in northern Sindh districts of Jacobabad and Shikarpur on Thursday. “In March 75 children infected with measles were brought to the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi,” NICH head Dr Jamal Raza said. “Fifty per cent children of them from other districts were infected with measles,” Dr Raza added. Nearly 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children infected with measles are likely to die from respiratory and neurological complications. Common complications include diarrhoea, middle ear infection and pneumonia, which are the major cause of deaths of children with measles.

Source: Pakistan Today April 01, 2021 14:15 UTC