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Laboratory findings confirmed the disease in the case of a baby Trebišov. Jana Fedáková, spokesperson for the World Health Network, said Tuesday. At the same time, she confirmed the occurrence of measles in a child in Vranov nad Topľou. It is a new locality of measles occurrence on the lower Zemplin.
The two children were treated at the Michigan hospital last week with a suspected illness, one was treated outpatient, the other was hospitalized. "In both laboratories, the disease was confirmed" said Fedáková
A new suspect case of measles also occurred in Rožňava this week "We are currently studying an epidemiological history and pending the results of laboratory tests, the clinical signs of the disease are unclear, even in this case. case, it is a child, "Fedakova said. At the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Michigan Hospital, 15 patients with measles are currently hospitalized, including five newly enlisted on Tuesday. Since the beginning of the epidemic, a total of 220 patients have been hospitalized and nearly 80 outpatients have been treated.
The measles outbreak in Lower Zemplín began to spread in early May. The Regional Public Health Service, based in Michalovce, recorded 279 measles cases on Monday (23 July), of which 150 were confirmed in the laboratory. In the Michalovce district there were 270 diseases, most of them in Michalovce (114) and Veľké Kapušany (61). There were nine in the neighboring district of Sobran. In connection with the measles epidemic, Michalovce declared an extraordinary situation. Several measures have been taken to prevent the spread of this highly contagious disease, including vaccination
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