Tag: Conflict

LAGOS, Nigeria At least 1,158 children have been infected by measles, a viral disease, in the Nigerian volatile northeast Borno State, a global medical volunteer group said Friday. Doctors Without Borders, which is collaborating with the Nigerian health authorities, said in a statement most of the patients were children from families displaced from their homes by terror attacks in the area. “So far a total of 1,158 children with measles have been received in Gwange pediatric hospital in Maiduguri,” it said. David Thérond, the organization’s head in the country, said cases of measles...