New measles cases confirmed in unvaccinated girls – News

The Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of measles among girls residing in the city and in the province of Buenos Aires unvaccinated and issued an epidemiological alert reminding of the obligation to vaccinate against the disease.

"There are two 11-month-old girls and another three-year-old girl who, during the period of transmissibility, crossed the territory of the city and the province of Buenos Aires," said the Department of Health.

One of the babies arrived in the health system on September 4 and now "shows a good evolution and continues in outpatient monitoring".

The three-year-old girl lives in the city and "presented with a rash (rash) on September 10. It also shows good progress," according to official reports.

As for the other 11-month-old baby, who lives in Health Region V, north of the metropolitan area, he "is also doing well and performing ambulatory treatments".

None had received vaccines and the diagnosis was confirmed by Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital.

During the week, the national agency also announced that it had received notification from the National Liaison Center for International Health Regulations (RSI) confirmation of two cases of measles in children aged 7 and 11, tourists not vaccinated against the disease.

During the transmissibility period, they remained in Buenos Aires, Luján and Ezeiza airport on 3 September, the day they returned to Europe from where they left on 15 August. .

According to the latest National Epidemiological Surveillance Bulletin, which includes Health Week, 34 five cases of measles were confirmed in Argentina this year. These three cases of girls and two of minor tourists are now added. totaling 10 infections across the country.

According to the National Immunization Schedule, children aged 12 months to five years "must prove a triple viral dose (which protects against measles, rubella and mumps)", while those over the age of five "must have two doses of double or triple viral vaccine ".

At the same time, people born before 1965 "do not need to be vaccinated because they are considered protected because they have been in contact with the virus," they reminded the ministry of health.

He also noted that in 2019, more than 4,500 cases had been reported worldwide. The United States and Brazil figured at the top of the list with the highest number of people with measles, while in Europe, the incidence of disease