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Cases of measles in Ardèche: situation update and recommendations ... Context
On September 19, 2023, the ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was informed of the occurrence of a first case of measles in a student attending Charles de Gaulle college in Guilherand-Granges (Ardèche).
As of September 29, 2023, 23 cases of measles have been confirmed - most of them students at Charles de Gaulle College.
One child had to be hospitalized for a few days.
The middle school students concerned are divided into different classes within the same establishment. Some attend several sports clubs in the surrounding Ardèche and Drôme.
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ARDÈCHE: 14 CASES OF MEASLES DECLARED IN A COLLEGE, A CHILD HOSPITALIZED FOR “A FEW DAYS”
Tom Kerkour
09/26/2023 at 12:43
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Health Agency announced on Monday that it had identified 14 cases of measles “exclusively affecting students from the same school”.
It's the return of measles in France. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Health Agency announced this Monday the presence of several cases of this highly contagious disease in Ardèche within the same establishment.
“At this stage, 14 cases have been declared to the ARS,” the agency explained to BFMTV.com this Tuesday.
The students in question are educated at the Collège Charles de Gaulle in Guilherand-Granges (Ardèche). One of them had to be hospitalized for “a few days” and has since been released from the hospital. The patients attended sports clubs in the Drôme-Ardèche area, and were therefore able to contaminate people throughout the area.
As the contaminations may have gone beyond the college alone, National Education alerted parents in both departments about the situation and the procedure to follow in the event of the appearance of symptoms:
“Parents are invited to monitor the health of their children and consult their doctor if symptoms appear: generally high fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, fatigue.”
Very contagious disease
Measles is by nature very contagious. A patient can, in the absence of preventive measures, contaminate up to 20 others. The disease first progresses for 1 to 3 weeks without symptoms appearing. Measles can also appear in severe forms requiring hospitalization.
In 2022, Public Health France ( SPF ) noted a “virtually no circulation of the virus”. France, like the majority of European countries, has benefited from a fall in the number of cases of the disease since the peak of the Covid-19 crisis and its preventive measures. Despite the lifting of barrier measures, the circulation of measles remains low.
This prolonged low circulation “can be explained on the one hand by the observed improvement in vaccination coverage” in infants and “by the immunity acquired during the last epidemics”, according to SPF. Since January 1, 2018, vaccination has become compulsory for children.
Since the vaccine became available, the number of measles epidemics has decreased significantly. However, the vaccination rate among the general population is not high enough to completely eradicate the disease.
The High Authority for Health recommends compulsory vaccination against measles for caregivers
In Ardèche and Drôme, the ARS recommends that unvaccinated people or people with incomplete vaccination (one dose out of two) “quickly consult a doctor or pharmacist, with their health record, to update the measles vaccination.
L'Agence régionale de santé d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes a annoncé lundi avoir recensé 14 cas de rougeole "touchant exclusivement des élèves du même collège".
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Measles in France: virtual absence of circulation of the virus maintained in 2022 (Santé publique France, June 16, 2023)
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Health Agency has received, to date, reports of 11 cases of measles affecting students at a secondary school in Guilherand–Granges and invites parents to check the vaccination status of their children and their own vaccination if they were born after 1980. Vaccination remains the best protection against measles or its serious forms.
On September 19, 2023, the ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was informed of the occurrence of a first case of measles (notifiable disease), confirmed in a middle school student attending the Charles de Gaulle college in Guilherand-Granges. In the following days, the ARS was informed of 10 other cases of measles.
At this stage, there are 11 cases of measles declared to the ARS exclusively affecting students at the same school, 8 of which have been confirmed to date, the other 3 are in the process of biological confirmation.
One child had to be hospitalized for a few days.
The affected middle school students are divided into different classes; They also attend several sports clubs in the surrounding Ardèche and Drôme.
The contact tracing set up by the ARS in those around patients aims to identify people not protected by vaccination or without a history of measles and vulnerable people in order to invite them to be vaccinated if their vaccination is not up to date or possibly to benefit from protective treatment for vulnerable people in the patient's close entourage.
National Education has informed parents of students at Drôme and Ardèche colleges of the situation, the recommendations to follow and the actions to take in the event of suggestive symptoms.
The communities frequented by sick children (college, sports clubs) were also informed of the measures to be implemented; the councils of the order of doctors of Ardèche and Drôme as well as doctors in the sector have been made aware of the situation.
Parents are invited to monitor the health of their children and consult their doctor if symptoms appear : generally high fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, fatigue.
They are also invited to check their child's vaccinationin the vaccination card and their own vaccination if they were born after 1980 (the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine is administered with 2 doses with the PRIORIX or MM vaccines). RVAXPRO).
In the event of non-vaccination or incomplete vaccination , you should quickly consult a doctor or pharmacist , with your health record, to update your anti-measles vaccination .
Measles is very contagious, in case of suggestive symptoms , it is recommended to wear a mask , if you go to a medical consultation, in a laboratory or at the pharmacy.
Measles is caused by a virus that is transmitted through respiratory secretions. This disease is very contagious; in the absence of preventive measures, one patient can infect up to 20 people. The incubation of measles (silent phase) lasts between 1 and 3 weeks before the first symptoms appear: generally high fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, fatigue. Typically, the appearance of pimples on the skin begins 2-3 days later at the ears and face and then quickly spreads down the entire body.
There may be severe forms (respiratory, neurological) requiring hospitalization. Complications can occur at any age and are all the more common as people are vulnerable : pregnant women who have not had measles or not protected by 2-dose vaccination , children under one year of age (who are not not yet protected by vaccination), people temporarily or permanently immunocompromised due to certain diseases or certain treatments.
The best protection against measles or its serious forms is 2-dose vaccination : vaccination has become compulsory for children born since January 1, 2018 ( 1st injection at 12 months and 2nd injection at 16-18 months). It is recommended for all other people born after 1980.
Since the measles vaccine existed, the number of measles and epidemics have decreased significantly in France but the disease has not disappeared because the vaccination rate of the population is not yet sufficient to prevent circulation and transmission. of the virus between people.
Vaccination of a high proportion of the population makes it possible to limit the circulation of the measles virus and in the event of an epidemic, it makes it possible to limit its spread.
From Théo Metton-Régimbeau
Saturday September 23, 2023 at 7:09 p.m.
By France Bleu Drôme Ardèche
A measles epidemic affects at least one Ardèche college. The first case was detected at the Charles de Gaulle college in Guilherand-Granges.
It is a very contagious viral infection. A measles epidemic broke out during the week in at least one college in the Ardèche department. According to our information, it was at the Charles de Gaulle college in Guilherand-Granges that the first case was detected.
Still according to information from France Bleu Drôme Ardèche, the heads of public and private establishments (schools, middle schools and high schools) in Saint-Péray, Guilherand-Granges and Tournon-sur-Rhône have been warned of the epidemic. Other students could have been contaminated, checks are underway.
No establishment closure
Families in the establishments concerned were informed on Friday evening. The prefecture invites parents to check the anti-measles vaccination. A new communication will be made more widely at the beginning of next week on the course of action to take. No establishment closures are currently planned.
Investigations are underway in particular by the Regional Health Agency to determine the exact area of contamination.
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Une épidémie de rougeole touche au moins un collège ardéchois. Le premier cas a été détecté au collège Charles-de-Gaulle à Guilherand-Granges.
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Prefect of Ardèche🇫🇷 🇪🇺
@Prefet07
Measles An epidemic of Measles broke out this week in a #college in Ardèche and affects children in several classes. The principals of the establishments concerned were notified by the National Education services who directly informed the parents of the students.
We invite all parents to check that their children's measles vaccination is up to date.
Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that is transmitted through respiratory secretions.
The incubation lasts between 1 and 3 weeks before the first symptoms: generally high fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis, fatigue. The pimples appear on the skin 2-3 days later on the ears, face and then spread over the entire body. There may be severe forms (respiratory, neurological) requiring hospitalization.
💉The best protection against measles or its serious forms is 2-dose vaccination : vaccination has become compulsory for children born since January 1, 2018 (1st injection at 12 months and 2nd injection at 16-18 months) but is recommended for all other people without a history of measles.
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