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Some 800 "World Cup" have been vaccinated
In the case of this vaccine, its effect is one year. The yellow fever vaccine has an effect of 10 years.
18/05/1910 - Updated: 05/18/1910 11:32 pm - Writing: redaccion@elheraldo.hn
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
The Hondurans who are prepared to go to football games in South Africa must go before the International Traveler clinics located in each of the health regions of the country.
And is that in case of traveling without having received a dose of hepatitis B, rubella, influenza A H1N1, yellow fever and measles, will be held on his return to national airports.
An estimated 800 people have requested the Central District of vaccines. In recent days, on average, invited about 20 people shots.
In the case of the measles vaccine is the only one must purchase travelers in the private sector, because for adults do not have the vaccine at the core cadre that manages public health.
The vaccine, according to several respondents who were patients treated at the health center, is scarce in the country.
Silvia Lopez, head of the Expanded Program on Immunization Regional Health has only explained that doses to prevent measles in children under five years, which can not be applied in adults.
"This is a vaccine that should apply to those traveling to South Africa, because in this country has experienced an outbreak in 9000 with more cases confirmed," said Lopez.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by a virus.
The infection starts with a rash that affects the entire body and influenza-like symptoms such as fever, cough and runny nose.