Bangladesh, Oct. 30 -- There has been a fresh spike in both dengue and measles cases, hospitalisations, and deaths this month (October), which is happening despite a three-month dengue control drive and an intensified measles catch-up vaccination campaign launched by the government in September. The dengue death toll crossed the 400 mark recently, with more than 128,000 patients hospitalised around the country so far this year.

Meanwhile, a recent study of measles vaccination, led by the state-run Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), has found that 27.5 percent of children receiving the jabs this year have not developed antibodies. Children aged 9 to 14 months are particularly affected. The findings do not, b...