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Al-Arabi reported that 140 patients with the virus were housed in the children's section of the Kasrin Regional Hospital, most of whom left the hospital after their convalescence, with the exception of 16 case still under surveillance.
He stressed that "health teams taking care of minors control the situation by taking precautions to avoid the remnants of the virus and by providing the necessary care for hospitalized patients and all children appearing in the children's section. showing signs of high fever and rashes ".
"In addition, a preventive vaccination campaign has been conducted among non-immunized children against measles since their birth in many rural areas of the region, with awareness campaigns and sensitization of parents on the need to comply with national immunization schedule and complete them as soon as possible to protect their children from measles residues.
In a related context, he stressed "the need to take the opinion of the Ministry of Health in the form of rashes accompanied by a high body temperature and contact the nearest doctor to check whether the measles virus is present or not, and in the form of confirmation of the injury should be isolated from the rest of the family and school (School Dimensions) for five days, washing hands with the soapy water several times a day, and ventilating the house and ensuring the follow-up and the permanent briefing of the patient until healing.
A single measles death was recorded in a 3-month-old infant with severe respiratory infection. 48 hours after being housed in the pediatric ward of Kasrin Regional Hospital, he was diagnosed with measles, causing his death.
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