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Romania: measles outbreak sees 200 new cases per week
By alison mutler, associated press
CHITILA, Romania ? Jun 8, 2018, 5:30 AM ET
An outbreak of measles has killed dozens of infants and children in Romania, with 200 new cases reported each week.
Doctors say the surge in the disease is fueled by low rates of vaccination...
...Alexandru Rafila, chief of a laboratory at the Matei Bals National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bucharest, told The Associated Press this week the highly contagious disease spread quicker because millions of Romanians work abroad, exposing themselves to different strains of the virus and then returning home.
He said the disease first appeared in a community of Roma in northwestern Romania in 2016. He said the strain of disease was alien to Romania but often found in Italy.
Some 13,700 people in Romania have contracted measles since the epidemic began in 2016, and 55 have died, of whom only one had been immunized, according to the National Center for the Supervision and Control of Transmissible Diseases...
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Dr. Alexandru Rafila: Unfortunately we have 50th death due to measles
27 Apr 2018 - 14:35
Dr. Alexandru Rafila, the chairman of the Romanian Society of Microbiology, announced on Friday that the 50th death due to measles, mentioning that it is a four-year-old child.
"Unfortunately, today, we record the 50th death due to measles. (...) The 50th death due to measles is a child of four years of age, from his background that he was vaccinated against measles, but was a child with many comorbidities, that is, other conditions affecting the quality of the immune response, "Rafila told a debate on vaccination.
He noted that the results of the initial tests performed on the baby were negative for measles, but after their repetition, this diagnosis was established.
"Moreover, the first tests done on this baby were negative in the case of measles, and afterwards the diagnosis of measles was established, at least that I understood from the Center for Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control. by a person with co-morbidities, perhaps with an imperfection of the immune response that was manifested both in the case of the disease and perhaps also in the case of vaccination.Although he was vaccinated he did not get the title of protective antibodies, protect him from illness, "explained Rafila.
He said that, unfortunately, there are such situations. "There is no perfect vaccine to protect one hundred percent, but we must bear in mind that if we had a proper vaccination coverage in Romania, this child would not have gotten sick and I think this is something to be mentioned" , added the president of the Romanian Society of Microbiology. AGERPRES /
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Source: https://borneobulletin.com.bn/in-rom...accines-kills/
In Romania, distrust of vaccines kills
April 20, 2018
BOLDESTI-SCAIENI, Roumanie (AFP) ? Measles still claims young lives in Romania, where nearly 40 children have died in an outbreak that many blame on parents being misled by scare stories that vaccinating them is dangerous.
Some 12,000 people have contracted measles since late 2016 in the European Union?s second-poorest country, 46 of them died.
Among the dead, 39 were children under the age of three who had not been vaccinated, making Romania one of the worst affected countries in the ongoing measles outbreak in Europe.
?People are mistrustful because they read all sorts of things on the Internet,? said Dr Silvana Dan, from the southern regional Prahova Public Health Authority, citing persistent rumours that vaccination causes autism.
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A 7-month-old girl from Suceava County died of measles
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Another death due to measles, in Suceava County. According to a press release issued by the Suceava Public Health Department, last week she died at the County Hospital with diagnosis of measles, a 7-month-old girl living in rural areas. Tiny died as a result of unfavorable evolution and respiratory complications caused by measles, on the fifth day of admission despite the best medical services. The child was not recommended for vaccination. "We do not know exactly the source of the illness, but we again draw attention to the fact that it is necessary to vaccinate all children from the age of 9 months. We recommend parents with children younger than 9 months to avoid, as far as possible, presence in crowded places, contact with older and unvaccinated children but can transmit the disease, "the DSP release said. Since the beginning of the year, in Suceava County, over 100 cases of measles have been registered, and in the last period there has even been a slight increase in their number.
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Neamt: DSP confirms the diagnosis of measles in the deceased baby
The leadership of the Public Health Directorate (DSP) Neamţ on Thursday confirmed the diagnosis of measles in the 10-month-old baby from T?rgu Neamţ, who died on April 8th at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Iaşi.
In a press release, AGERPRES reports that the epidemiological inquiry confirmed that this child was not vaccinated, because in February, when it was cataloged for ROR vaccination (rubella-mumps-rubella), the parents did not respond to the doctor's request by family.
The baby was admitted to the T?rgu Neamţ hospital on April 5 under observation of acute measles and pneumopathy and after two days, due to the fact that his condition worsened, he was transferred to Iaşi. On the morning of April 8 he died.
The leadership of DSP Neamt is drawing a new alarm signal regarding the risk to children exposed to ROR. According to the vaccination scheme, children aged 9 to 11 months will receive a dose of ROR vaccine, and at the age of 12 months they will be vaccinated with another dose.
Older children in the 1-4 year old group with 0 doses of ROR vaccine in the past will receive a dose of ROR vaccine. Children aged 5-9 years old with zero doses of ROR vaccine in the past will receive 2 doses of ROR vaccine, with a minimum of 28 days between them, and those with a previous vaccine dose, will receive the second dose.
According to DSP Neamţ, 13,391 ROR doses were administered in Neamţ County last year, and only one slight adverse reaction was recorded, ie a hiccupian eruptive that gave up within 24 hours.
Last year there were two deaths due to measles in Neamt County, and two more during this year. AGERPRES / (AS - author: Gabriel Apetrii, editor: Karina Olteanu, online editor: Ada V?lceanu)
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Romania measles epidemic: baby dies, death toll reaches 46
april 6, 2018
BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian health authorities say a nine-month old baby has died of measles, the 46th fatality from an epidemic that has struck the country over the past year.
The National Center for the Supervision and Control of Transmissible Diseases said Friday that the infant, from the Black Sea port of Constanta, had not been vaccinated.
It said 204 new cases of measles were reported this week in Romania, taking the confirmed total to nearly 12,000 since the disease’s outbreak last year.
The virus is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in February that the number of measles cases across the continent tripled last year, with Romania and Italy the worst affected.
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Rujeola continues to hurt: There are almost 10,500 cases, over 100 in the last week
Saturday, January 13, 2018, 9:46 am
The total number of measles cases reported in Romania since the outbreak of the epidemic reached 10,423, 116 being recorded in the last week. At the same time, specialists have announced the serological confirmation of their 38th death.
According to the National Center for Transmissible Diseases Surveillance and Control (CNSCBT), the total number of cases confirmed with measles in Romania is 10,423, of which 38 deaths.
"The 38th death due to measles, confirmed serologically, was reported in a child with a psychomotor retarded child aged 2 years, maculin, unvaccinated sex, in Suceava County", the CNSCBT specialists announced.
According to them, in the last week there were recorded 116 cases in 15 counties and in Bucharest. Some 22 new cases were registered in Iasi and Prahova, 13 in Iasi, 9 in Neamt, 7 in Bacau, Braila and Bucharest, 5 in Botosani, Olt and Suceava, 4 in Galati, 3 in Brasov, 2 in Arges, Calarasi and Dambovita and one in Ialomita.
Over 9,960 cases of illness were recorded in people who did not vaccinate at all, 343 in those who received a vaccine dose and 113 in those who received two doses of vaccine. Most cases, over four thousand, occurred in children aged between 1 and 4 years.
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Source: https://www.romania-insider.com/meas...-life-romania/
Measles takes new life in Romania
30 Dec 2017
by Romania Insider
A six-month baby in the Neamt county, North-Eastern Romania, died of measles last week, according to the National Center for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases (CNSCBT).
It was the 37th demise recorded in Romania since the onset of the measles epidemic last year. According to specialists, the child was suffering from anemia and was not eligible for vaccination.
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Over 80 new cases of measles in a week, 35 in Ialomita. The total number of illnesses is approaching 10,200
BUCURESTI | Written by Diana Stancovici | Saturday, 06:30
According to the National Center for Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control (CNSCBT), a further 82 confirmed cases were reported in 15 counties in the 11th -15th December 2017.
Most of them, namely 35, registered in Ialomita. Another 14 cases were confirmed in Brasov, five in Bucharest, Calarasi and Prahova, three in Iasi and Ilfov and two in Braila, Giurgiu, Neamt and Teleorman. One case was also recorded in Botosani, Buzău, Harghita and D?mboviţa.
The total number of cases confirmed with measles in Romania since the onset of the epidemic one year ago is 10,198, out of which 36 deaths.
According to specialists, measles (measles) is an infectious disease that often leads to complications. Of 4 people who make measles one needs hospitalization.
Statistics also show that for one of 1,000 measles patients, the disease is deadly and the vaccine protects children against the disease.
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RUJEOLE Epidemic: Parents are desperate after 36 deaths have already been recorded! More than 100 new cases have been reported
published MONDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2017 09:39
The measles epidemic seems to alert pediatricians, but also parents, because the number of illnesses has increased lately.
The total number of cases confirmed with measles in Romania, reported until December 8, is 10,116, out of which 36 deaths, according to the latest data from the National Center for Communicable Disease Control and Control (CNSCBT).
In the week 4-8 December 2017, there were reported 106 new confirmed cases in 16 counties, most of them in Vaslui, Ialomita and Iasi.
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Most measles diseases are 1-4 years old. The most recent death, 36, caused by measles, confirmed serologically, was a 1 year old and a non-vaccinated month in Ialomita County.
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Over 9,700 cases of measles confirmed in Romania since the outbreak of the epidemic, 24 in the last week
BUCURESTI | Written by Diana Stancovici | today, 08:15
Over 9,700 cases of measles have been registered in Romania since the outbreak of the epidemic one year ago, 24 being confirmed in the last week, most of them in Ialomita.
According to the National Center for Transmissible Diseases Surveillance and Control (CNSCBT), the total number of cases of measles registered in Romania is 9,728, 24 being confirmed in the last week.
Most of the diseases were registered in the Ialomiţa week, respectively 16 cases. Five cases have also been confirmed in Brasov, two in Ilfov and one in Bucharest.
At national level, the counties with over one thousand cases of measles are Timis, Caras-Severin and Arad. The disease spread to 41 counties, the only one in no case being Tulcea County.
Since the onset of the epidemic one year ago, there have been 35 deaths, most of them nine in Timis County.
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Current situation of measles in Romania
The total number of cases confirmed with measles in Romania reported until 20.10.2017 is 9670, out of which 35 deaths (9 in Timis County, 6 in Arad county, 7 in Dolj County, 3 in Caras Severin County , 1 in Jud. Bihor, 1 in Brasov County, 1 in Cluj County, 1 in Calarasi County, 1 in Neamt County, 1 in Satu Mare County, 1 in Vaslui County, 1 in Galati County, 1 in Mures County and 1 in Bucharest). There have been cases of measles in 41 counties.
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Source: https://www.romania-insider.com/roma...measles-cases/
Romania records 400 new measles cases in one month
16 Oct 2017
by Ro Insider
Almost 400 new measles cases have been confirmed in the last month in Romania, according to data from the National Center for Supervision and Control of Transmissible Diseases, quoted by News.ro.
This has brought the total number of confirmed measles cases in the country to more than 9,600 since the authorities officially announced the outbreak of this epidemic, at the end of September 2016.
Half of the new cases in the last month have been reported in Brasov county, and a high number of new cases were also reported in Cluj, Satu Mare and Harghita counties...
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Measles death toll reaches 34 in Romania
11 Sep 2017
by Romania Insider
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Measles epidemic. The struggle of Romania with the biggest epidemic in the last decades
Ema Apostu / 06 Aug 2017 / 17:13
The measles epidemic, which "sweep" Romania, is widely debated in the international press. The irresponsibility of the parents, the lack of reaction of the authorities have led our country into a very difficult situation. We are helpless in the face of measles, statistics show.
The total number of cases confirmed with measles in Romania reported until Friday, August 4, is 8,455, with 108 cases more than last week, according to the National Center for Communicable Disease Surveillance and Control within the National Institute of Public Health (INSP).
32 people lost their fight with measles.
The death of any patient is hard to bear, each death being a tragedy, said pediatrician Anca Drăgănescu for the Financial Times.
It was a traumatic consequence, however, to see how children die from measles, without doing anything in this regard.
An epidemic of measles, a highly contagious virus that could be prevented, "sweep" Romania.
"I knew it was coming"
"We expected it to happen because the vaccination rate has fallen so much in recent years." It was no surprise, I knew it was coming, "says the doctor.
The government, desperate to halt the outbreak of the epidemic, is expected to present as soon as possible a bill that will not only stop the epidemic, but also avoid a possible future situation.
In Italy, where politician Beppe Grillo has condemned immunization programs, saying that "vaccines kill", doctors recorded this year over 3,000 cases of measles, a six-fold increase over the same period in 2016.
Germany also recorded more than 700 cases in the first half of the year, five times more.
Romania far exceeds these figures. Almost 85% of the deaths caused by the virus in the EU this year occurred in our country.
What is the cause? The average vaccination rate has fallen from 95% to 86% since 2007, says Professor Alexandru Rafila, head of microbiology at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Romania.
In remote areas of the West, often heavily populated by Roma, who are reluctant to seek medical attention, immunization rates are much lower.
How does Romania fight the crisis?
In response to the crisis, Bucharest tried to secure adequate supplies of vaccines and stopped exports. It has also launched a national vaccination campaign.
The new bill should also address the issue of parental responsibility.
"There should be a very clear responsibility for people who do not vaccinate their children - they have to assume their consequences," says Professor Rafila, quoted by FT.
Parents disagree with vaccination
"He has no right to tell me how to take care of my baby," says Ani Critu, a 38-year-old actress who thinks her four-year-old son's rash and intestinal health issues have been caused by a Adverse reaction to vaccination.
"Of course, I trust science and medicine, but I know what happened to me and my son - it's a victim of vaccines," he says.
Dr Draganescu says parents need to realize the impact of their decisions on other children, especially on those weakened by pre-existing conditions.
"When you see that a child suffers and dies, you feel you want to make all those who are responsible to pay," she says.
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