The 2019 Samoa measles outbreak began in September 2019. [5] As of 6 January 2020, over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths had been reported, out of a population of 200,874, [4] [6] over three per cent. [7] The cause of the outbreak was decreased vaccination rates among newborns, from 74% in 2017 to 31–34% in 2018. Nearby islands had rates ...

Jan 24, 2025 · When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited in June 2019, Samoa was on the brink of crisis. The government had suspended measles vaccinations the year before after an improperly prepared vaccine killed two ...

Dec 2, 2019 · Measles is a highly contagious illness that causes coughing, rashes and fever. Although effective and safe vaccination is available, even some developed countries have seen a resurgence in...

On Oct 16, 2019, the Samoan Ministry of Health declared a measles outbreak, the first Pacific island country to do so in the current global resurgence of measles. 1 As of Jan 22, 2020, 5707 measles cases and 83 measles-related deaths (estimated attack rate of approximately 285 cases per 10 000 population) have been reported. 2 87% of deaths ...

In 2019, a significant measles outbreak emerged in American Samoa. Samoan Ministry of Health was the first of Pacific island nation to declare an outbreak of Measles on October 16, 2019 admist of the global measles resurgence.

4 days ago · Samoa closed all its schools on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, banned children from public gatherings and mandated that everybody get vaccinated after declaring an emergency due to a measles outbreak.

Jan 3, 2020 · As of 30 December, four Pacific Islands Countries and Areas (PICs) have announced measles outbreaks: American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The number of cases is decreasing in Samoa, and the situation has stabilised in American Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga.

5 days ago · It was a spasm of tragedy on a remote Pacific island that only a few months later was overshadowed by a global pandemic. But to Gov. Josh Green of Hawaii, the measles outbreak on neighboring Samoa ...

Nov 14, 2024 · In 2023, the occurrence of positive measles IgM test results for two vaccinated children in American Samoa led to suspicion of a measles outbreak and resulted in declaration of a public health emergency and a mass vaccination campaign to improve coverage.

As of Dec 28, 2019, the outbreak of measles in Samoa had caused 5667 reported infections and claimed 81 lives since its beginning in early September, 2019, 1 the majority of which were children younger than 4 years.