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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Emerging Infectious Diseases

Nationwide Surveillance and Control Measures during Large Measles Outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026

  • M. Fazla Rabbi
  • Pritom Muztahid
  • Farah Al Mahdi
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Abstract

Nationwide surveillance in Bangladesh during April 2–May 27, 2026, identified a total of 67,079 suspected and 8,834 confirmed measles cases across 8 administrative divisions. Among suspected cases, 472 deaths were reported, and 88 deaths were reported among confirmed cases. Despite high reported vaccine coverage, transmission persisted amid residual immunity gaps. Vaccine stockouts, discontinued vaccination campaigns, and coverage overestimation likely contributed to Bangladesh’s largest recorded measles outbreak.

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@article{rabbi2026nationwide,
  title = {{Nationwide Surveillance and Control Measures during Large Measles Outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026}},
  author = {M. Fazla Rabbi and Pritom Muztahid and Farah Al Mahdi},
  journal = {Emerging Infectious Diseases},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3201/eid3211.260996},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.260996},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Nationwide Surveillance and Control Measures during Large Measles Outbreak, Bangladesh, 2026
AU  - M. Fazla Rabbi
AU  - Pritom Muztahid
AU  - Farah Al Mahdi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/30
JO  - Emerging Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.3201/eid3211.260996
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.260996
AB  - Nationwide surveillance in Bangladesh during April 2–May 27, 2026, identified a total of 67,079 suspected and 8,834 confirmed measles cases across 8 administrative divisions. Among suspected cases, 472 deaths were reported, and 88 deaths were reported among confirmed cases. Despite high reported vaccine coverage, transmission persisted amid residual immunity gaps. Vaccine stockouts, discontinued vaccination campaigns, and coverage overestimation likely contributed to Bangladesh’s largest recorded measles outbreak.
SN  - 1080-6040
SN  - 1080-6059
ER  -