Spain: 2011 Measles cases

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Source: http://www.euroweeklynews.com/20110...s-outbreak-fears-across-andalucia-region.html

Measles outbreak fears across Andalucia region
Spain
Friday, 18 March 2011 11:27

AN outbreak of measles has affected more than 229 people in Sevilla, according to the Andalucian Health Department. In 2009, only 24 cases were detected in the whole of Andalucia, but 89 people have suffered the illness since October in Granada. These 318 cases are three times more than were detected in the whole in Spain in 2009...

 

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Re: Spain: 2011 Measles cases

Source: http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/axarquia-malaga-east/90869-measles-cases-rising-in-spain-

Measles cases rising in Spain
Thursday, 19 January 2012 14:40 0 Comments Axarqu?a - M?laga East

SPANISH paediatricians have advised bringing forward measles vaccinations due to the rise of the number of cases.

Almost 2,000 cases of measles were detected in Spain last year, compared to 173 in 2010...

...In Spain, 2,000 were registered, but the true figure is believed to be closer to 3,000, with 2,000 in Sevilla alone, mainly due to the fact that there are a lot of gypsy families whose children are not vaccinated.

Most of the other cases were also in Andalucia, and in Madrid and Barcelona. Measles is one of the most contagious diseases known, infecting more than 10 million children per year and killing 120,000 people...