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Source: https://www.libyaobserver.ly/health/health-ministry-issues-measles-outbreak-alert
Health Ministry issues measles outbreak alert
July 07, 2018 - 17:42
Posted in: Health
Written By: SafaAlharathy
The Health Minister Mohamed Haitham Issa said that the ministry has formulated a plan to prevent the emergence of new cases of measles, through a vaccination campaign that will be launched urgently in cooperation with international organizations.
This came during a meeting held on Friday following a report released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that indicated the emerging of several measles cases in different parts of the country...
...The NCDC had recorded 80 cases of measles in various Libyan cities after the contagion was passed on by a child from the illegal immigration shelters.
The first case of infection was detected in the area of Qatrun before the emergence of other cases in the cities of Ubari, Zliten, and Marj, in addition to other areas.
Health Ministry issues measles outbreak alert
July 07, 2018 - 17:42
Posted in: Health
Written By: SafaAlharathy
The Health Minister Mohamed Haitham Issa said that the ministry has formulated a plan to prevent the emergence of new cases of measles, through a vaccination campaign that will be launched urgently in cooperation with international organizations.
This came during a meeting held on Friday following a report released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that indicated the emerging of several measles cases in different parts of the country...
...The NCDC had recorded 80 cases of measles in various Libyan cities after the contagion was passed on by a child from the illegal immigration shelters.
The first case of infection was detected in the area of Qatrun before the emergence of other cases in the cities of Ubari, Zliten, and Marj, in addition to other areas.