Moldova: 2024 Measles

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Center for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova is closed for quarantine due to measles outbreak

​An outbreak of measles was recorded in the center for accommodating refugees from Ukraine in the capital of Moldova - five Ukrainian citizens, including children, were infected. This was announced on March 18 by the deputy head of the capital's Department of Medical and Social Assistance, Vladimir Bolokan, Newsmaker reports.

According to Bolokan, the first three patients with measles were detected in the middle of last week, and the next day the number of patients increased to five.

"All those infected are citizens of Ukraine. The children were hospitalized at the Toma Ciorbă Infectious Diseases Hospital, their condition is stable," the official added.

The center where the virus outbreak was recorded was closed for 21 days of quarantine...



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Source: https://www.ipn.md/en/37-cases-of-measles-reported-in-moldova-so-far-this-7967_1104026.html


37 cases of measles reported in Moldova so far this year
17.04.2024 06:20 585

Thirty-seven measles cases have been reported in Moldova since the beginning of this year. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to serious complications. Eighteen of the 37 cases were recorded in a Chisinau temporary placement center for Ukrainian refugees. Deputy head of the General Medical and Social Assistance Division of Chisinau Vladimir Bolocan said that the vaccination rate in Ukraine, especially against measles, is very low, but the vaccine is the only remedy that prevents infection with measles, IPN reports...​

 

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Source: https://www.moldpres.md/en/news/2024/05/20/24003704

Two suspect cases measles recorded in Moldovan capital

19:42 | 20.05.2024 Category: Social

Chisinau, 20 May /MOLDPRES/ - Two suspect cases of measles were registered in the Chisinau municipality in the last week. The deputy head of the medical and social assistance general department of the Chisinau city hall, Vladimir Bolocan, today made statements to this effect at an operative meeting of the municipal services.​..

 

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The high number of measles cases worries the authorities. Under what conditions could an epidemic be declared in the Republic of Moldova

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17.06.2024 15:11

In the Republic of Moldova, a state of epidemiological alert could be introduced if measles cases are registered in half of the country's districts. The statement was made for Teleradio Moldova by the deputy director of the National Agency for Public Health (ANSP), Veaceslav Guțu. Currently, the situation is worrying and the health authorities are making efforts to manage the existing outbreaks. The most affected by the spread of this virus are the municipality of Chisinau and the district of Sîngerei.


117 cases of measles, nine of which were imported, have been confirmed in the Republic of Moldova since the beginning of the year. Almost half of them - 55 in number - were registered in Chisinau, and 39 in Singerei district, in unvaccinated children, aged between 2 and 19 years. Another outbreak of measles was detected in the Străseni district, where six unvaccinated children fell ill.

"This figure is quite worrying because the Republic of Moldova, in general, recently registered very few cases. In 2023 we had three cases, in 2022-2021 there were practically no cases. The situation worsened especially in the European region, in European countries," the epidemiologist said.

The degree of immunization in the Republic of Moldova is below that recommended by the World Health Organization and is only 85 percent for children up to four years old, draws the attention of the specialist:.

"Every year between four and five thousand children do not benefit from vaccination against measles. So their number, from year to year, increases considerably, which means that there is a risk of measles outbreaks, especially in specific communities, where there are still more unvaccinated children", explained Veaceslav Guțu.

The increase in the number of illnesses could convince parents to vaccinate their children, claims the epidemiologist.

"Where there are already registered cases of measles, we also recommend that my colleagues in the health sector, primary care workers in particular, try to make every effort to manage these outbreaks, strictly monitor contacts, hospitalize cases that are already confirmed to have measles, to monitor the situation in the outbreak daily and of course to vaccinate", stated the deputy director of the ANSP.

Although the situation is worrying, the authorities say they have no grounds for declaring a state of epidemic for now. ANSP specialists remind the population that there is no specific treatment against measles, but the disease can be prevented by immunization, which is carried out free of charge.

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Sîngerei District
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Measles epidemic in Sîngerei: The locals started getting vaccinated en masse

03 July 2024, 13:09
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Specialists of the National Agency for Public Health (ANSP) together with experts from the WHO Country Office went to Sîngerei, where a measles outbreak was registered.

Starting from May 5, 2024 and until now, more than 50 cases of the disease have been confirmed, and infected people are not vaccinated. According to the ANSP, a good part of the commune's children are not immunized against measles due to the parents' refusal to accept and administer the vaccine.

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Doctors launched the population information and vaccination campaign against measles in Sîngereii Noi commune (Sîngereii Noi, Marinești, Trifănești localities ).

Thus, between June 20 and July 2, a total of 57 people (mostly children) were vaccinated against measles in the commune, including 32 children vaccinated with the first dose (with parents who previously refused vaccination).

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