Bangladesh has been racing to contain a measles outbreak since March, when more than 100 children died in less than a month. The death toll from suspected cases has now reached 999 this year, according to the country’s health authorities.

Bangladesh has been racing to contain a measles outbreak since March, when more than 100 children died in less than a month. The death toll from suspected cases has now reached 999 this year, according to the country’s health authorities. ↧ Suspected measles cases kill nearly 1,000 as Bangladesh struggles t... The South Asian nation, whose vaccine program has had setbacks, has been racing to halt the outbreak’s spread since March, when more than 100 children died in less than a month.