Brazil on alert for 677 measles cases imported from Venezuela



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July 20, 2018 8:00 am

The Ministry of Health of Brazil has 677 confirmed cases of measles all from two outbreaks from Venezuela.

According to the portfolio of Health until July 17, 444 cases of measles in the Amazon and 216 in Roraima were confirmed and 'all related to the disease'. "

" This has been proven by the genotype of the virus (D8) that has been identified, which is the same one that circulates in Venezuela, "said the ministry.In Peru there a few weeks ago a case was reported from measles also imported from Venzuela .

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