Israel: 2019/2020 Measles

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Source: https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news...-hospital.html


Dad With Measles Endangers Dozens Of Babies At Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital
January 7, 2019 9:24 am

Acting totally irresponsibly, a father with measles visited the preemie ward at Bnei Brak?s Mayanei HaYeshua Hospital on Thursday, January 3, 2019, entering without informing any hospital personnel he has been diagnosed with measles.

When it was learned the father was ill, staff members were quick to vaccinate over 80 babies, some only a day or two old.

According to the Yisrael Hayom newspaper report filed by Ron Reznik and Meital Yasur Beit-Ohr, the hospital decided to vaccinate all of the 24 preemies in the unit along with 60 babies in the adjacent unit. It is explained that since children are usually vaccinated after a year, in this case, due to the circumstances, they were given the regular vaccination and not a prophylactic treatment.

Professor Moti Ravid, director of the hospital, is quoted telling the newspaper, ?This is a wild and inconsiderate act, not to mention that the same man endangered his son, along with placing other babies at risk. A guard is posted and so far, we have concentrated mainly on preventing the entry of visiting children. From now on, we will also guard the entry of adults, and we also **** signs around the hospital asking visitors with fever or a rash not to enter the hospital.?...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE...at-Ayin-576611

Six infants infected with measles in Bat Ayin
Measles spiked throughout 2018, with over 900 contracting it in October alone.
By Tamar Beeri
January 7, 2019 19:13

Six toddlers were infected with measles in the Bat Ayin settlement near Gush Etzion, according to a Health Ministry statement Monday..

The measles epidemic, which has touched over 3000 Israelis in the last year, was reported to have infected only one person in Israel since the beginning of January.

Despite the cases announced Monday raising the January figures to seven infections, there has nevertheless been a significant decrease in the number of measles cases overall. The numbers of infections have dropped by 94% since December...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Me...m-Eilat-583825

Measles suspected of breaking out in flights to and from Eilat
Measles outbreak suspected in two flights to and from Eilat, the Ministry of Health reported.
By Hagay Hacohen
March 18, 2019 18:16

A measles outbreak is suspected in two flights to and from Eilat, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday.

The flights are IZ1805 from Tel Aviv to Eilat and IZ1816 from Eilat to Tel Aviv, the former flight did not leave on time and the passengers made their way to the southern city on the Red Sea using a bus...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE...Netanya-583805



Measles outbreak reported in Ashkelon and Netanya
In February it was reported that 3,400 Israelis were infected with measles.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
March 18, 2019 12:34

Israeli health officials continue to warn the country of possible exposures to measles as another two incidents were recorded on Thursday and Friday in Ashkelon and Netanya, respectively.

The Ashkelon district health office reported a case of measles at the Leumit Health clinic in Kiryat Malakhi. Earlier in March, another incident was reported at the Kiryat Malakhi public library. Since then, the city's health officials have urged its residents to inquire about vaccines.

In Netanya, there was a report that there was someone who was infected with measles at Ori?s Sela Water World, a swimming school, with a main branch in Tel Aviv, the Ministry of Health reported.

In February it was reported that 3,400 Israelis were infected with measles...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Me...ht-club-584191

Measles scare at Tel Avivian night club
Ministry of Health warns patrons the Forest nightclub to consider seeking medical help.
By Hagay Hacohen
March 21, 2019 18:53

The Ministry of Health warns the public from a possible measles outbreak at the Forest nightclub in Tel Aviv which took place on Saturday from Friday midnight to 4 a.m. on Saturday, a press release reported on Thursday.

The exposure took place again on Saturday evening from 4 p.m. Saturday to at 3 a.m. on Sunday...

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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-al-...-with-measles/

El Al flight attendant hospitalized in serious condition with measles
Woman, who was said to have been vaccinated, is attached to a respirator; Health Ministry warns other travelers on New York-Tel Aviv flight
By TOI staff Today, 7:48 pm 2

A flight attendant on Israel?s national carrier El Al was hospitalized in serious condition after she contracted the measles virus on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv last week.

The employee, who is in her 40s, is unconscious and attached to a respirator.

According to Channel 12, the woman had been vaccinated.

The Health Ministry warned people who were on board El AL flight 002 ? which left John F. Kennedy Airport on March 26 and landed in Israel a day later ? to immediately seek medical care if they develop symptoms of the highly infectious disease.

Israel has seen an outbreak of measles in the past year, recording 3,600 cases since March 2018, according to the ministry...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/...Heights-586839


Measles outbreak suspected on Election Day in the Golan Heights
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
April 14, 2019 19:53

The Health Ministry reported on Sunday that a measles outbreak had been reported in the Golan Heights town of Katzrin. The exposure took place on April 9 between 9 and 9:30 a.m. in the ballot placed in Darchai Noaam school.

Another outbreak was reported on the evening of election day in the city of Ness Ziona during a wedding that took place in Vitrage wedding hall between seven thirty p.m. and eleven p.m.

Those born after 1956 and were not vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine, are requested to contact the nearest health office as soon as possible to determine whether they need to be vaccinated...

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Source: https://nypost.com/2019/04/17/flight...cting-measles/

Flight attendant from Israel in coma after contracting measles
By Joshua Rhett Miller
April 17, 2019 | 2:15pm | Updated

A flight attendant for Israel?s national airline is in a coma after contracting measles, which she may have picked up in the Big Apple, a report said.

Israeli health officials told CNN that the 43-year-old El Al flight attendant now has encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain and complication of the potentially fatal virus ? which she may have contracted in New York, Israel or on a flight between the two locations.

?She?s been in a deep coma for 10 days, and we?re now just hoping for the best,? said Dr. Itamar Grotto, associate director general of Israel?s Ministry of Health.

The woman, who had been healthy prior to contracting measles, is now on a respirator in an intensive care unit at a hospital in Kfar Saba, near Tel Aviv. She was admitted to Meir Medical Center after developing a fever on March 31, CNN reports.

The woman was vaccinated as a child but received only one dose, which is only about 93% effective. Two doses of the vaccine ? which began being administered in the United States in 1989 ? increases its effectiveness to about 97%, according to the Centers for Disease...

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Source: https://nypost.com/2019/04/18/israel...damage-report/

Israeli flight attendant with measles has suspected brain damage: report
By Joshua Rhett Miller
April 18, 2019 | 2:39pm | Updated

The flight attendant who contracted measles on a flight from New York City may have suffered brain damage — and her condition is worsening, according to a report Thursday.

The unidentified 43-year-old El Al flight attendant is receiving treatment in an isolated intensive care unit at a hospital, reports said. She now has meningoencephalitis, a disease caused by infection or inflammation of the brain and the thin layers of tissue covering the brain called the meninges, the Times of Israel reports, citing local media...

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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel...ip-into-comas/

Israel sounds alarm on measles after El Al flight attendant, boy slip into comas
Both patients feared to have suffered brain damage; as disease spreads, report warns some 45,000 Israeli kids may not be vaccinated
By TOI staff Today, 9:23 pm 0

Health officials on Thursday were sounding the alarm on the sprawling outbreak of measles that has seen thousands of cases nationwide in the past year, after a flight attendant and a 10-year-old boy were believed to have suffered irreversible brain damage from the highly contagious disease, and as some 45,000 Israeli children reportedly remained unvaccinated.

The condition of the El Al worker who was hospitalized earlier this month with the measles has deteriorated, Hebrew media reported on Thursday. She is in a coma, has been moved to an isolated intensive care unit, and has suffered suspected brain damage...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Me...Ukraine-587516

Measles reported on flights to Israel from Ukraine
Measles reported on two flights from Kharkiv and Kyiv to Israel.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
April 21, 2019 21:36

Two flights which came to Israel from Ukraine were reported to carry patients with measles, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday.

The flights were 794 UIA from Kharkiv that landed in Israel on April 12 at twenty past midnight and 777 UIA from Kyiv that landed on April 13 at ten fifty four p.m...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/OMG/Measles-ou...n-Haifa-588083

Measles outbreak in children?s theater show in Haifa
The show, written and directed by Yair Shafira, tells the story of a young boy who travels to an island in which a wizard has the answers to all questions.
By Hagay Hacohen
April 28, 2019 18:50

The Ministry of Health warned the public on Sunday about a possible Measles outbreak that took place during a performance of the children?s theater show ?A Journey to the mysterious island Laffa? on April 22 between ten a.m. and noon...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/He...el-Aviv-590991

Health ministry warns of measles exposures in Tel Aviv
People who were in five specific locations in Tel Aviv over the weekend, who are not vaccinated, should contact their local health bureau.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
May 29, 2019 13:07

The Ministry of Health alerted the public of the possibility of exposure to measles on Tuesday night. People who were in five specific locations in Tel Aviv over the weekend, who are not vaccinated, should contact their local health bureau, the ministry wrote on their website. ...

...On Friday, May 24, 2019, between 14:00 - 11:00 in the lobby and offices of the Tel Aviv Cinemateque.
On Friday, May 24 2019, between 19:30-14: 30 in the lobby of the Cinema Hotel at 1 Zamenhof Street, Tel Aviv.
On Friday, May 24, 2019, between 17:30-21:00, the restaurant "Dalida", 7 Zevulun Street, Tel Aviv.
On Friday, May 24, 2019, between 19:30-00:00 at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, Doc Aviv Festival.
On Saturday, May 25 2019, between 18:00-23:00, the Tel Aviv Cinematheque, Lobby and Hall 1, the Joya Restaurant in the Cinemateque compound.

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/He...m-Haifa-591447

Health Ministry warns of possible measles exposure in Bat Yam, Haifa
Israel has seen some 4,000 cases of measles since the measles outbreak started in the country in March 2018.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
June 3, 2019 14:01

The Health Ministry has warned of possible measles exposure in Haifa and Bat Yam on May 29.

It said that anyone unvaccinated who traveled on Line 3 of the Metronit from Jabotinksy in Bat Yam on May 29 on the 11:20 a.m. bus, and passengers traveling from the Haifa Central Bus Station to Jerusalem at 12:20 p.m. on the Egged line 960 should contact their local health bureau, the ministry said in a statement...

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Me...hailand-593221


Measles reported on El Al flight to Thailand
It is vital that those who are not vaccinated will contact their local health provider and get the needed shots within 6 days from the flight date.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
June 21, 2019 05:58

A male sick with measles was reported on El Al flight LY84 returning to Israel from Thailand on June 16, a press release on behalf of the Ministry of Health reported...

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Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/news/hea...es/2019/08/13/

El Al Flight Attendant Dies 5 Months After Contracting Measles
By David Israel -
12 Av 5779 ? August 13, 2019

On Tuesday, five months after being hospitalized in serious condition, an El Al flight attendant, 43, died after having been exposed to the measles virus on a flight from New York to Tel Aviv at the end of March. She died in Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba after her condition had deteriorated...