Spain: 2010 Measles cases

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Source: http://www.lavanguardia.es/free/edi...mium/edicionimpresa/20100419/53911041696.html

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Measles vaccination of a child creates a costly outbreak
The measures taken to contain the virus amount to ? 133,000
JOSEP CORBELLA - Barcelona - 19/04/2010

Dozens of babies who were not yet old enough to get the vaccine have been quarantined and one has been hospitalized

A seven year old boy in California who was not immunized against measles because their parents feared that the vaccine have side effects is the source of an outbreak in which eleven other children have been infected and 48 have been quarantined. A ten months, too young to be vaccinated, has had to be hospitalized for 72 hours and receive intravenous treatment after contracting measles. The total cost of the measures taken to treat the affected children and contain the outbreak amounted to $ 176,980 (about 133,000 euros). Of these, 37,200 dollars (27,900 euros) had to be contributed by families with babies who were quarantined because they had not yet old enough to be vaccinated. "This kind of shoots that originate in unvaccinated children are uncommon, but for some five years will be more in Europe. There are now an active outbreak in Spain in the Murcia region," says Magda Campins, specialist vaccines Vall d'Hebron hospital. ...

 

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Source: http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/v/20100419/comarcas/ingresan-hospital-tres-jovenes-20100419.html

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JUMILLA
Admitted to hospital three young men affected by measles
19.04.10 - 01:17 -
ISABEL MATEO |

Three cases of measles have occurred in Jumilla. If a month ago they were children, in this case are three young men, aged between 25 and 35. All three are admitted to the hospital Virgen del Castillo de Yecla. Two girls were hospitalized for about a week ago urgency. This is a supermarket employees who work in the same section, prompting doctors to warn of the situation at the workplace, so that any worker who notice any symptoms see your doctor.
The other case involved a young man began to feel ill last Thursday with apparent symptoms of a cold, and finally had to be admitted, the worse their condition. The coordinator of the health center in Jumilla, Dr. Jos? Casas says, as before, that "it is isolated and the situation is fully controlled under the guidance of the Directorate General of Public Health."
Have any questions, residents should contact the health center and follow the guidelines recommended by your doctor. With this information you want to send a message of reassurance to the citizens, since, as confirmed by the coordinator of the clinic, "the situation is under control." At the time, Dr. Casas went to reassuring people, saying that "the vast majority of patients at risk age are vaccinated."

 

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Re: Spain: 2010 Measles cases

Source: http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=363503

04.29.2010 / 12:30 h

(Murcia)-HEALTH SOCIETY, HEALTH

Controlled Health Ministry considers measles outbreak in Jumilla

Cartagena, April 29 (EFE) .- The Ministry of Health considers controlled the outbreak of measles appeared in Jumilla, where 65 cases have been detected since late February, as indicated by the head of this department, ?ngeles Palacios.

In recent years there had been no cases of this disease in the Region of Murcia, so Murciano Health Service (SMS) has decided to advance the vaccination schedule with a first dose after six months, said the counselor .

Palacios Angeles said that "the childhood immunization schedule includes the first dose at 15 months and the second within six years, and what we are doing is advancing the first dose of vaccination at 6 to 14 months."

The Minister of Health has insisted that Jumilla measles outbreak is controlled, and added that letters have been sent to families if they have any doubt whether or not the vaccine to their children "for immunization also" .

Referring to the case of leprosy which was recorded last week in Cartagena counselor said that "we must not take any special measures because it is usual that every year there are one or two patients a year."

"This is a curable disease that has no problem and it is difficult to spread," said Angeles Palacios.EFE

 

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Source: http://www.theolivepress.es/2010/11/14/measles-outbreak-rocks-andalucia/

Measles outbreak rocks Andalucia
November 14, 2010 ? Andalucia, Lead2 ? 0 Comments

A SERIOUS outbreak of measles has seen four children hospitalised.

In total, two dozen people ? the majority children ? have now contracted the virus in the Albaicin area of Granada city...

 

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http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/12/27/barcelona/1293475758.html

Spanish to English translation

Barcelona recorded 18 cases of measles among unvaccinated persons Europa Press | Barcelona
Last updated on Monday 12/27/2010 19:49

Conselleria of Health of the Government has detected since November 20, 1918 cases of measles, three of them still active, among people in the Health Region Barcelona are not vaccinated.

The Department has reported that all patients aged between eight months and 18 years, but three people between 30 and 40. None had been vaccinated, either because of age-under 12-months because they reject the vaccination, or because the disease have been imported from another country, France is experiencing an active outbreak with more than 2,000 cases this year.

It is given the MMR vaccine against measles, rubella and mumps all susceptible contacts of detected cases.

Exposed children who are between six and 12 months receive a dose of the vaccine, and school staff have to be vaccinated but do not want or can not, for religious or medical reasons, are excluded from school until 21 days have passed since the rash onset of the last case.

Vaccination against measles is highly effective, and that Spain had no indigenous cases of measles since 2004. The health regions of Barcelona and Tarragona recorded 381 cases, mostly among unvaccinated people, outbreaks in 2006 and 2007. However, Catalonia has almost eradicated the disease, since in 2008 tube five reported cases to 5,489 in 1986.

Vaccination coverage in Catalonia reached 99% at 12 months and 92.1% at four years. Measles is a highly contagious viral illness that lasts between seven and ten days, affecting 20 million people and causes 300,000 deaths annually in developing countries.