Measles: intensifying epidemiological surveillance of the disease

National health authorities issued a new alert for the
active measles epidemic in the country. With a new case detected in a 10-month-old baby from the province of Buenos Aires reported today, there are already four cases reported so far this year.

In addition to the confirmed infection in an 8-month-old baby last April, "from July 19 to the date at which three were confirmed
Cases of measles in children less than one year old, "says the communication.

They are a 5-month-old baby and a 6-month-old baby, attended at the Pedro Children's Hospital of Elizalde and Ricardo Gutiérrez Buenos Aires, in addition to a 10-month-old baby, "which was detected during the epidemiological investigation" of these two cases, if necessary, the child started with the symptoms at the end of last month, but we did not know it today 19659006] "The three cases presented (symptoms) were compatible with the infection (fever, rash, cough and conjunctivitis) and were confirmed by blood tests (IgM positive in the serum) and detection of the viral genome by PCR. In all the same genotype and lineage was identified: D8 Hulu Langat. "The three children have evolved favorably," says E.

It is still unclear how these babies contracted the infection, two of the babies live in the city of Buenos Aires and the other two in the province of Buenos Aires Aires. he was able to know LA NACION, at a meeting with the Committee of Measles Experts convened by the Ministry of Health of the Nation, it was decided to launch a new health alert and to intensify the epidemiological surveillance of the disease before
Case detection in both jurisdictions.

"It is important to remember that measles is very contagious, it is contagious four days before and four days after the onset of eruption, so when a family consults a hospital or health center, mechanisms must be put in place so that guards do not have long hours of waiting, but they can quickly label them, place a mask and be treated in a separate place according to the institutions, "said Ángela Gentile, Chair of the National Commission for the Elimination of Measles, Rubella and Conbad Rubella Syndrome in the Country

During the meeting, the Committee of Experts presented new recommendations to the Minister of Health, Adolfo Rubinstein, city pairs, Ana Bou Pérez, and the province, Andrés Scarsi Include:

• strengthen epidemiological surveillance
• intensify vaccination actions [19659010] establish a mechanism for rapid clbadification (patients with suspicious symptoms) in the guards of hospitals and private health centers in the city and the province of Buenos Aires
• maintain the start of the campaign to strengthen immunization against measles and rubella by October

"It is reiterated that the entire health team must accredit
two doses of double or triple viral vaccine for adequate protection ", is indicated for professionals Two weeks ago, the vaccination of Ezeiza airport staff was also strengthened.