Brazil: measles cases rise to 822, all "imported from Venezuela" | Trade | World | Latin America

Brazil has recorded 822 confirmed cases of measles since the beginning of the year, 17.6% more than those recorded ten days ago by the Ministry of Health in its report on this disease, informed official sources.

According to the Ministry of Health of Brazil in addition to confirmed cases, most in the states of Amazonas and Roraima, in the north of the country and on the border with Venezuela ] 3,831 other cases are studied by health authorities

According to this portfolio, all cases are related to the importation of the virus from Venezuela since it has It was found that the virus circulated in Brazil is the same as that of the neighboring country.

"It should be noted that measures to block vaccination, even in suspected cases, are conducted in all states," said the ministry in a note holder 1.

Of the 822 confirmed cases, 519 were recorded in the state of Amazonas and 272 in the state of Roraima, as well as some isolated cases in the states of Sao Paulo (1), Rio de Janeiro (14), Rio Grande do Sul (13), Rondônia (1) and Para (2).

According to the Health Portfolio, Brazil promotes preventive measures and the blockade of the disease across the country through vaccination to interrupt the transmission of outbreaks and prevent the establishment of 39, sustained transmission.

"To be considered sustained transmission, the same focus should occur for more than 12 months," the ministry said.

The recommendations of the health entities are that adults who have not been vaccinated against measles receive the vaccine, mainly in places where there are outbreaks of the disease.

People who have already completed the vaccination program do not need to be vaccinated again.

According to the Ministry, between 2013 and 2015, Bra s he presented outbreaks of patients from other countries, when there were 1,310 cases of measles, most of them them in the states of Pernambuco and Ceará, in the north-east of the country and the poorest regions of Brazil .

The disease can cause serious health problems, such as pneumonia, blindness, brain inflammation and even death.

The Americas region was the first in the world to declare measles-free in 2016, the year in which Brazil was awarded by the Pan American Health Organization. Health (OPS) certificate for the elimination of the circulation of the measles virus. 19659013] Source: EFE