Measles cases have tripled in the world

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease and potentially serious, which spreads easily when the infected person takes respiratory secretions when she is talking, coughing or sneezing, or when she is in contact with a contaminated object. This mostly affects to boys and in some cases, it can be deadly. Mandatory vaccine Triple viral It is effective in prevention. In this context, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides new disturbing data.

In the first seven months of 2019, they have been reported around the world 364,808 cases of measles, three times more than the same period last year (129,239). The WHO also pointed out how the incidence of the disease in Africa was multiplied by ten.

Madagascar (127,000 cases), Ukraine (54,300) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (7,500) were the three most affected countries between January and July, the spokesman said. entity, Christian Lindmeier, at a press conference. number of cases in seven months exceeded the total recorded in 2018.

In countries such as Angola, Cameroon, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sudan, South Sudan and Thailand, South Sudan and Thailand have experienced significant outbreaks, according to Lindmeier, who pointed out that the increase in the number of cases was related to factors such as access to health and immunization services, outbreaks in conflict areas or the displacement of large communities. "

He also quotedmisinformation and the lack of awareness the need for vaccination ", referring to phenomena such as movements Anti-vaccine.

In Europe, the number of cases registered in the first six months of the year That's about 90,000, more than the total of 2018 (84,000), which represents an increase of 120% (more than double) compared to the first half of last year.

The WHO also noted that the number of cases in the United States (1,100) he is the highest in 25 years, and increases of 50% in patients in the Eastern Mediterranean and 230% in the Western Pacific.

The disease "causes great losses to systems health, disabilities and deaths in various parts of the world, "said Lindmeier.