Re: Colombia Measles Cases 2011
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Emergency plan evolves for measles
Courtesy. Social Protection Ministry. The Ministry of Social Protection issued a call to all travelers going to move to the Atlantic Coast for 15 days before travel, be vaccinated against measles and rubella, for free.
HEALTH Secretary of Health confirmed that 102,730 young Barranquilla between 10 and 19 have been vaccinated.
The number of positive cases remains at seven.
Tuesday September 20, 2011
More than 300 000 doses of vaccine have been applied in the Atlantic Coast and confirmed by the Ministry of Social Protection to remember that the goal is to reach one million one hundred thousand doses. The Director General of Public Health, Ministry of Social Protection, Lenis Enrique Urquijo , said that of 300 000 doses administered, 91 000 correspond to the district of Barranquilla, where he appeared the first case of measles. "They have been applied in the Atlantic 60 000, 46 000 and 39 000 in Bolivar in Cartagena," he said.
Meanwhile, Martha Rodriguez, Barranquilla Health Ministry confirmed that still stands at seven the number of positive cases and noted that until Tuesday it has complied with the vaccination of 48% of the population between 10 and 19, ie 102,730 children and teens are already protected. The official recalled that the goal is to immunize 209,720 people who belong to this age range, which suffered in previous years of poor immunization coverage, close to 86 percent . According to Rodriguez, 14 percent of children and adolescents who were not vaccinated due to the negligence of parents, among other reasons: "Some wrote letters to schools to immunize them to us their children. Vaccination is a joint effort between government, community and family, "Rodriguez recalled. However, the secretariat noted that 70 percent students from schools in Barranquilla are already protected against the disease. In the balance of the vaccination campaign, Director General of Public Health noted that "the biological and materials for the three departments of Atlantico, Bolivar and Magdalena, adding operating expenses, resources have been moved five billion pesos." He added that this Tuesday will be completed deliver 800 million dollars to six local health centers of the Atlantic Coast. He added that at the end of the vaccination campaign in this part of the country, neighboring departments will be prioritized as Cesar, the Santanderes, Cordoba, La Guajira, Sucre and Antioquia. Recommendations According to the Ministry of Social Protection, the application of the vaccine for Travelers to the Atlantic Coast should be ten days in advance: "For two weeks after application is supposed to already high levels of antibodies to prevent this disease, or alternatively, that if you have this is mild "said Urquijo. Finally, Gobienro terminals ensures that land, air and sea of the Atlantic Coast there is sufficient availability of inputs and for whom vaccination sites and want to enter the vaccine. With respect to Bogot?, the Health Ministry said although the capital is still not recorded any cases of measles, according to the order of Ministry of Social Protection, 500 doses will apply for those traveling in the next two weeks at the Atlantic Coast. The vaccination sites are located in Terminal and Airport Transport Eldorado. Interview with Juan Gonzalo Lopez, director of the National Institute for Health What is the coverage of measles vaccination in the Atlantic Coast? In 2010, 6,406,221 doses were applied against measles and rubella in children between 1 and 8 years, reflecting coverage in this age group of 93.4% across the country. Atlantic: 85.6% Barranquilla: 112.5% Bol?var: 94% Cartagena: 108.4% C?rdoba: 101, 3% Guajira: 98.5% Magdalena: 99.4%-Sta. Marta: 98.2% Sucre: 98.1 Source: Ministry of Social Protection (MPS) - Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) Is it true that since 2002 did not present a case of measles in Colombia? In our country the last outbreak of measles occurred in 2002 with a balance of more than 6,000 suspected cases and 139 confirmed cases associated with the genotype D9. For several years the country continued to work to eliminate this disease, which required a major effort in surveillance, laboratory and immunization. What are the strategies for dealing with this outbreak? is developing a strategy that has several components, one of which is to vaccinate the population between 10 and 19. This activity began in the District of Barranquilla and nearby areas, in addition to the Magdalena and Bolivar. This same strategy was extended to the rest of the country as scheduled by the Ministry. Additionally, working on strengthening of epidemiological surveillance to identify cases, their active search, training, technical assistance and support from the NRL-INS and work in conjunction with the EPS-IPS, and local authorities. What is measles? is a viral disease, infectious, and the presence of fever outbreak in the body. In some cases there may be complications in the lungs and brain, which puts at risk the patient's life. It occurs especially in children or adolescents. The evolution of the illness usually lasts four to twelve days. However, infected people can transmit it to others since the first symptoms (fever or cough). Even in three or five days after the outbreak may appear the skin. There is no specific therapy for the treatment of the disease, however, can be prevented by vaccination.
