Measles - Bangladesh

Measles - Bangladesh was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 13:14 UTC. The event is classified as a epidemic incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the World Health Organization (WHO).

On 4 April 2026, the National International Health Regulations (IHR) Focal Point for Bangladesh notified WHO of a nationwide increase in measles cases, geographically affecting 58 out of 64 districts across all eight divisions in Bangladesh. A total of 19 161 suspected measles cases and 2897 laboratory-confirmed measles cases have been reported between 15 March and 14 April 2026, including 166 measles related deaths (CFR 0.9%). The majority (79%) of the reported cases are children aged under 5 years. A targeted measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign started on 5 April, and various outbreak response measures are ongoing including strengthening nationwide surveillance and epidemiological analysis to enhance case detection and reporting. Based on currently available information, WHO assesses the risk at the national level as high due to ongoing transmission across multiple divisions, the

Where this happened

The incident is located in Bangladesh (Asia), whose capital is Dhaka. Historically, Bangladesh is most affected by cyclones, floods, river erosion and building collapses. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Bangladesh incident tracker.

Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 23.700°, 90.400°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.

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Timeline and sources

1. 9 Aug 2026, 19:57 UTC · received · event time 23 Apr 2026, 13:14 UTC
   First report Humanitarian agency report

   First recorded from World Health Organization.

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