Mexico: 2011 Measles cases

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Analyze two possible cases of measles in Laredo,MX
Samples of the two cases were sent to Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, so in about two weeks the final results will be known

ALERT. Tamaulipas Health established a siege in the presence of two suspected cases of measles (Photo: Xinhua)

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Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | Friday July 22, 2011
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The Health sector health established a siege in Nuevo Laredo and the region, presented after two suspected cases of measles in two children of one and five years old.

Dependence authorities indicated that the first action "will be vaccinating people and confirm that the immunization record and have children with this vaccine and if not, apply it immediately as a precautionary measure."

The representative of the Sanitary District, Jaime Guti?rrez Serrano, said that samples of two suspected cases were sent to Victoria, so within two weeks will know the final results.

"We began with analysis and studies of febrile illness in anyone who has symptoms of fever and hives, whether the disease in question," he said.

He added "health fences established five miles around the colonies Valley of Anahuac and Villas San Miguel, where we vaccinate people aged between 10 and 35 years of age who do not have the measles."

He said that the Ministry of Health in Tamaulipas (SST) has implemented a series of strategies that seek to prevent the spread of this disease, after earlier this week issued a nationwide alert to emerge the first case involving a girl who recently returned from France.

He recalled that measles is a disease whose symptoms include sudden onset of malaise, fever and rashes as well as presenting a picture of a cold.

"The most recent case of measles in Tamaulipas was presented in 1995 in Reynosa. In Tamaulipas is an epidemiological alert involves about 15 000 doses of vaccine for all persons between 10 and 39 years of age who have not received.

"We have 300 vaccines available and ready to apply," he said

 

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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/us-mexico-measles-idUSTRE76L61O20110722



* Mexico confirms first measles case in four years
Fri, Jul 22 2011

MEXICO CITY | Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:19pm EDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican health officials said on Friday that a French baby girl flown into the country had registered the nation's first case of measles in four years, spurring a vaccination drive to contain the disease.

Mexican officials discovered the sick child on Thursday, a nine-month old that had flown in from Paris on July 10, Mexico's Health Minister Jose Cordova told a news conference...

 

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Source: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/07/22/mexico-to-buy-36-mn-doses-measles-vaccine/

Health
Mexico to Buy 3.6 mn Doses of Measles Vaccine
Published July 22, 2011

| EFE

Mexico City ? The Mexican government plans to purchase 3.6 million doses of measles vaccine, responding to the first case of the disease detected in the country since early 2007.

"We must act very quickly because of the speed with which it spreads," Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova told a press conference.

Vaccination stations will set up at hospitals and clinics as well as at Mexico City's international airport. The vaccine will be offered to all Europe-bound flyers over the next 20 days, while airport employees are required to get shots...

 

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Measles in Mexico City, under control, says Osuna
28/07/2011 ? Politics

Francisco Osuna, Secretary of Health, Federal District, denied that there is a risk of transmission of measles in the capital, but said the danger is discarded in 42 days, when the virus can be incubated, ie until the end of August .

In an interview after launching the health fair at the Central de Abasto, the official said the alert continues in the city, because they can get infected in Europe, a continent where 20 countries have the measles virus.

Given this possibility reiterated that the city government installed since last July 16 the siege health mainly in the airport, and at the time were applied four thousand doses of vaccine against this disease.

He said that the blocks surrounding the home where the minor from France presented measles have been vaccinated and everything has been great care in children, because the virus "is spreading faster than the flu" .

Osuna said the Mexico City government continues with home visits to encourage parents to minors have their immunization records updated, and that scepters and hospitals offering pediatric dose measles is free

 

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GDF-term increases to raise measles alert

31/07/2011 ? Politics

The deadline to raise the alert of measles in Mexico City was expanded from eight to 10 days after the Ministry of Health detected a new case in a 16-year-old arrived on a flight from London.

In this regard, Francisco Osuna, GDF health secretary, said the time epidemiology of this virus is 42 days, but now with the new filing date will travel alert "to declare victory and say there is no contagion."

In interview after launching the Health Fair in Milpa Alta, said that so far 60 000 vaccines are available at the International Airport of Mexico City, the million with 850 000 doses available to the health sector .

"We are on alert, not alarm, we do not like the subject of influenza, but this is a contagious disease that is 20 times more than the flu itself and need to work to narrow it, so that no spread in the country and the city, "said Osuna.

The local official at the airport reported that these vaccines are given to people traveling to Europe, USA and Canada, as in these two countries there were about 200 cases.

Mentioned have been 7 000 applied between the airport immunizations, health centers, operational and health and fences in megajornadas health.

"People are missing we vaccinated the vaccine is free, is highly safe, very effective and gives a small side effects of fever, which is temperature rise is less than perhaps a fever and runny nose, a feeling of gripita" said.

Health over the fence that was installed in Coyoac?n, where he lives the less, the capital's health minister said that work is carried out house to house to inoculate people under 39, and review the immunization records of children 11 years old and under

 

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Coahuila Health-13 cases ruled 'suspicious'

Noting that until now Coahuila is free from Measles, Raymundo Verduzco ruled that the entity was thirteen cases with suspicion of disease observation.
09.08.2011 ? Region and State
Saltillo .- It keeps alert to the three confirmed cases of measles in Mexico. Reinforcing measures to prevent the application of 50 000 doses per instructions of the governor of Coahuila Jorge Torres L?pez.

The risk factor is in people between 12 and 39 years old Raymundo Verduzco says, head of the Health Department in the State.

Noting that until now Coahuila is free from Measles, Raymundo Verduzco ruled that the entity was thirteen cases with suspicion of disease observation.

He said that in Mexico to date have confirmed three imported cases of measles, two of them brought from Europe and one from Canada.
He said that since the introduction of the first case in Mexico of a child with the disease arrived from France, we were instructed to reinforce actions.

This is called a special meeting of the State Board of Health, from which the conclusion was to strengthen the vaccine against measles, which we are applying, we have available more than 50 000 doses of vaccine.

The first dose is given annually newborn and six years is strengthening, which is applied and what is called the MMR are mumps, measles and rubial.

Verduzco Rosan said the risk factor is between 12 and 39 years old, because the fact is that those with the age of 39 years before the application was not instituted

 

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We are free of the virus in Mexico City and nationwide: SSA-DF
Health fence ruled out against measles for back to School


• City and state 08/18/2011
The Benito Juárez had modules vaccination. Photo: Jorge Carballo / File

Having under control an outbreak of measles in Mexico City, the Ministry of Health ruled no implementation health fences or special vaccination campaigns in the back to school.

Health Secretary of Mexico City, Francisco Osuna, said there were only three cases of this viral disease, which was acquired in Paris, London and Niagara Falls, Canada.

The official explained that since the detection of first case have applied 18 000 doses of vaccines as a preventive measure.

"In the back to school health will be no fence or any special performance because there is actually a quiet, we are on alert, keep alert.

"All passengers coming from Europe are delivered leaflets informing them that if they have a demonstration, a rash will report and seek health centers," said Osuna.

Mexico • Leticia Fernández

 

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http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/temessabrotesdesarampion-1075520.html
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Fears of measles outbreak Ssa

El Universal
23-August-2011
Related Tags: measles , outbreaks , Jose Angel Cordova

Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said that despite this risk, so far not provided a plan, such as installing filters in schools, to detect those who may experience symptoms.


MEXICO CITY .- With the start of classes "may have some outbreaks" of measles among the nearly 35 million students in the country returning to school Monday, so that the Secretariats of Health and Education called for Public parents and teachers to remain vigilant and make those children and young people who come to symptoms or spontaneous outbreaks associated with fever, seek immediate medical attention.

"The start of classes, is a time where there may be some outbreaks. It is recommending that if (the children ) do not have the first dose of vaccine (parents) take them to vaccinate as soon as possible. If you already have more than 11 years and were not placed second (dose), we apply the reinforcement, "he said.

He explained that to keep only three cases of measles located from the September 11 could lift set the alert following the detection of three cases in the country.

"If you still have no new cases, as has been so far, continue with the three cases are very well-very well have evolved, there have been outbreaks among people who came in two planes, have not shown signs of illness - September 11 will, under this dynamics , raise a final warning, "said the head of the SSA.

At the start of the 2011-2012 school year in preschool, primary and secondary, Cordova said that "if children have any significant respiratory symptoms, or even if they have spots on the skin that appear spontaneously associated with fever, because we have to take them to the doctor before taking them to school, to be sure that there is a measles. "

He said that the case is positive, the physician has an obligation to notify the fence in order to make appropriate health care.

He added that after the disease was detected from a minor who traveled from France to Mexico, have been applied so far 15 000 doses between youth and adults under 40 years.



Related Tags: measles , outbreaks , Jose Angel Cordova