Argentina: 2022 Measles

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Source: https://www.zyri.net/2022/03/27/meas...man-from-caba/

Measles: they detected a possible case in a young pregnant woman from CABA
March 27, 2022

The Ministry of Health of the Nation reported a possible case of measles in the City of Buenos Aires.

This is a 25-year-old woman, 9 weeks pregnant, who was treated at a private health center with suspected COVID-19. The test was negative for coronavirus, but he presented positive serology (IgM) for measles.

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The woman returned to the country on March 4 and would have contracted the disease on the occasion of a trip to the Maldives. On that occasion she had made stops in Jordan, Qatar, Dubai and São Paulo...

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Confirm a positive case of measles in Argentina
July 12, 2022, 10:20 PM

The Argentine Ministry of Health confirmed this Tuesday a case of measles in the country. She is a 2-year-old girl who maintained contact with a relative who recently returned from a trip to Europe and Africa.

Through a statement published on the official website of the Argentine Government, the detection of a positive case of measles was confirmed based on the result of a PCR test carried out at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (INEI) of the National Laboratory Administration. and Health Institutes (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos Malbran.

The infected person is a 2-year-old girl resident in the Vicente López district of the province of Buenos Aires, who maintained contact with a relative who recently returned from a trip to Europe and Africa.

The epidemiological investigation of the case began on July 7 with the notification to the National Health Surveillance System of a case of febrile exanthematous disease, suspected of measles, the diagnosis being confirmed yesterday afternoon, the text states.