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Measles was diagnosed in 17 children in the Orthodox Jewish community in the Williamsburg and Borough Park neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York City Department of Health stated Friday.
Some of the infected children, who have been in the hospital for 7 months to 4 years, but have had no deaths. Three of the children were infected on a visit to Israel, where there is a large outbreak of the disease, the department stated.
As of Sunday, Israel's Ministry of Health counted 1,334 measles patients, including those who died last week. The ministry believes that the disease is one of the world's largest Orthodox Jewish communities.
Preventing the illness
Measles is a highly contagious disease that is transmitted by a person and is reported to be a direct contact with an infected person, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms include fever and rash, usually lasting several days. Infected people are contagious from the days before the rash appears. Young children and pregnant women are at risk for severe complications, which can lead to death.
For every 1,000 children who get measles, one or two will die from it, according to the CDC.
In Brooklyn, where the measles spread among the unvaccinated or students who are not fully vaccinated, according to the Department of Health.
When a large percentage of the population is vaccinated, "herd immunity" will protect against the spread of disease among the unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, including babies. The CDC recommends measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) for at least 12 months, with a second dose at 4 to 6 years old. Parents should keep sick children at home.
Everyone, including children 6 to 11 months old, should be vaccinated before international travel.
Europe is also experiencing a rise
Europe is also experiencing high numbers of measles cases, according to the European CDC. As of October 5, most of the cases in the EU were reported from Romania (5,088 cases, with 33 deaths), France (2,702, with 3 deaths), Greece (2,289, cases with 2 deaths) and Italy (2,248 cases, with 6 deaths). Outbreaks continues to affect Greece, Ireland, Romania and Slovakia, according to the ECDC.
Poland's Ministry of Health reported 128 cases of measles this year as of October 15, 2017. The agency believes that the epidemic has been reduced and the population is well vaccinated against the disease. disease.
Ukraine, which is not part of the European Union, is also experiencing an outbreak, with over 31,000 cases reported in 2018, including 14 deaths. Serbia, also out of the EU, has seen 5,741 cases, including 15 deaths. An outbreak has been reported in Russia.
In 2017, the World Health Organization European Region, which includes Russia, Serbia and Ukraine, reported more than 24,000 cases of measles, compared with just 5,000 cases in 2016. During the first six months of 2018, more than 41,000 children and adults have been infected with measles. WHO is concerned that low vaccination rates are to blame for the record number of measles cases across the European region.
In the United States, it was reported by the CDC last month. Unvaccinated children under age 2 rose by 0.9% among those born in 2011 to 1.3% among those born in 2015, according to one report. By comparison, only 0.3% of kids between 19 and 35 months had received no vaccine doses in 2001.
NYC's Health Department is raising awareness in the Orthodox Jewish Communities of Brooklyn by sending comments to religious schools and distributing health care posters and literature. Additionally, local health care providers and hospitals have been notified of the outbreak and vaccine doses have been provided to physicians and clinics.
Between June 2009 and June 2010, the United States experienced an impact of mumps affecting 3,502 people, most of them more orthodox Jews in New York City, two upstate counties and one New Jersey county. In this outbreak, a large number of MMR vaccines, so-called health officials suggest that intense, face-to-face interactions in classrooms enabled the spread of disease.
Rabbi David Niederman, President of the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg and North Brooklyn, made a statement in the statement that the Torah, the Old Testament that serves as a guiding practice in Judaism, says people must guard their health. "It is abundantly clear on the need for parents to be vaccinated, especially from Measles."
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