Nepal, March 10 -- Cases of measles have been detected in Dhorpatan Municipality of Baglung district.

The Health and Population Ministry is going to launch a vaccination campaign against measles in the municipality.

Chief of Child Health and Immunization Service Section of the Department of Health Service, Dr Abhiyan Gautam, shared that around 7,000 children aged 10-20 years within the municipality would receive a vaccine against measles.

Measles was confirmed in five persons of the municipality's ward no. 7, 8 and 9 during the test conducted at National Public Health Laboratory, Teku.

Similarly, 56 suspicious patients have been kept under observation. Chief Gautam mentioned that a team comprising doctors has reached the municipality...