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Measles occurred in eastern Slovakia
Four teenagers from Michalovce are reportedly infected with measles; doctors ascribe this to a low vaccination rate in some areas.
The Public Health Authority (?VZ) branch in the town of Michalovce (Ko?ice Region, eastern Slovakia) has reported that four people aged 12-19 are suffering from measles, the Sme daily wrote on May 28.
In three cases, the disease was traced back to the UK, while one person was infected in Slovakia. None of the four children were vaccinated against measles.
The cases were reported between May 7 and 24, said the main public health officer in Slovakia, J?n Mikas, as quoted by the daily. The Public Health Authority noted that none of the teenagers have been vaccinated and three of them arrived form the UK already infected. ?VZ also claims it adopted measures to prevent the spreading of this infectious disease.
?Last week, eight more cases (after two previous confirmed instances) were detected, which are probably measles, too,? Jana Fed?kov?, communication official of the Svet Zdravia hospital network, told Sme. She added that they must wait for test results to confirm the suspicion. In total, 11 patients have been isolated so far in the Michalovce hospital...
Measles occurred in eastern Slovakia
Four teenagers from Michalovce are reportedly infected with measles; doctors ascribe this to a low vaccination rate in some areas.
The Public Health Authority (?VZ) branch in the town of Michalovce (Ko?ice Region, eastern Slovakia) has reported that four people aged 12-19 are suffering from measles, the Sme daily wrote on May 28.
In three cases, the disease was traced back to the UK, while one person was infected in Slovakia. None of the four children were vaccinated against measles.
The cases were reported between May 7 and 24, said the main public health officer in Slovakia, J?n Mikas, as quoted by the daily. The Public Health Authority noted that none of the teenagers have been vaccinated and three of them arrived form the UK already infected. ?VZ also claims it adopted measures to prevent the spreading of this infectious disease.
?Last week, eight more cases (after two previous confirmed instances) were detected, which are probably measles, too,? Jana Fed?kov?, communication official of the Svet Zdravia hospital network, told Sme. She added that they must wait for test results to confirm the suspicion. In total, 11 patients have been isolated so far in the Michalovce hospital...
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