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"We need to be vigilant" following measles outbreak
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 9:40 am
by Paphos Life
The head of the Cyprus Paediatric Society has called on the public to not take any chances and ensure that children are properly vaccinated following a fresh outbreak of measles in Europe....
Read the article and chat about it below...
Re: "We need to be vigilant" following measles outbreak
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:19 pm
by OhSusana
This from the World Health Organisation a couple of days ago.
Measles outbreaks across Europe threaten progress towards elimination
http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre ... limination
A few extracts -
Of these, 474 cases were reported in 7 of the 14 endemic countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and Ukraine)....
The largest current measles outbreaks in Europe are taking place in Romania and Italy.
Romania has reported over 3400 cases and 17 deaths since January 2016 (as of 10 March 2017). ...
According to reported data, the 3 measles genotypes circulating in Romania since January 2016 were not spreading in the country before, ...
Italy has seen a sharp rise in cases in the first weeks of 2017. With 238 cases reported so far for January 2017 and preliminary information indicating at least as many cases for February, the total number of cases reported for 2016 (approximately 850) may soon be surpassed....
Quite worrying. I think uptake of the MMR vaccine has dropped off - for various reasons. My guess/ opinion.
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Just found this in The Independent - apparently, one day ago;
Measles outbreak spreads across Europe as parents shun vaccinations, World Health Organisation warns
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 55591.html