In Pictures: Inside Bangladesh's Worst Measles Outbreak In Years

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As measles tears through Bangladesh, hospitals scramble and families grieve amid the country's deadliest outbreak in years

Bangladesh Measles Outbreak
Patients receive treatment during a measles outbreak as family members sit beside them in an overcrowded hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Measles cases in Bangladesh
A woman brings her child for treatment of measles outbreak in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Bangladesh measles outbreak 2026
Patients receive treatment during a measles outbreak as family members sit beside them in an overcrowded hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak
A person takes care of his grandchild while getting treatment of measles outbreak in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Bangladesh measles death toll
A woman takes care of her child while getting treatment for measles during the outbreak, in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Dhaka division measles cases
Patients receive treatment during a measles outbreak as family members sit beside them in an overcrowded hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Measles outbreak in Rohingya camps
A woman brings her child for treatment of measles outbreak in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu
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Measles hotspots Bangladesh
A child rests as he receives treatment during a measles outbreak in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu

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