Bangladesh is facing its deadliest measles outbreak in decades, with health ministry figures showing at least 986 child deaths since March and more than 180,000 suspected and confirmed cases. Hospitals are treating large numbers of severely ill children. At Dhaka's Shishu Hospital, a mother told AFP that she witnessed two children die on Thursday, including one wheeled away about an hour before she spoke. Her nine-month-old son is among dozens of patients in the hospital's measles wards. Measles is highly contagious.