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Health Board reports first case of measles in Estonia in years
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today at 10.17
This week, an adult living in Harju County received confirmation of being infected with measles. The case is local as the infected individual has not traveled abroad recently.
The individual infected with measles had been vaccinated against the disease in childhood. However, according to the Health Board, their year of birth suggests that the single vaccine dose received in the late 60s did not prevent the illness.
The Health Board has identified the circumstances of the infection and the possible close contacts of the infected person. The agency is concerned because the individual works at a kindergarten, but so far, no additional infections have been identified among family members or related to the workplace...
Health Board reports first case of measles in Estonia in years
ERR
today at 10.17
This week, an adult living in Harju County received confirmation of being infected with measles. The case is local as the infected individual has not traveled abroad recently.
The individual infected with measles had been vaccinated against the disease in childhood. However, according to the Health Board, their year of birth suggests that the single vaccine dose received in the late 60s did not prevent the illness.
The Health Board has identified the circumstances of the infection and the possible close contacts of the infected person. The agency is concerned because the individual works at a kindergarten, but so far, no additional infections have been identified among family members or related to the workplace...