Ukraine: 2018 Measles

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Source: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-em...another-child-dies-of-measles-in-ukraine.html

Health Ministry: Another child dies of measles in Ukraine
24.07.2018 14:07

A total of 882 people have fallen ill with measles in Ukraine over the past week, one child has died of complications from the disease, the Public Health Center of the Health Ministry of Ukraine reports.

?Since the start of the year, 24,027 people have contracted measles: 9,682 adults and 14,345 children. Also, 12 people have died of complications from the disease: eight children and four adults,? reads the report.

?882 people fell ill with measles over the 29th week of 2018: 369 adults and 413 children, which is 3.1% more compared with the previous week? Also, a 21-month-old toddler died of complications from the disease in Kyiv region. Since the start of the year, 13 people have died of complications from measles: 9 children and 4 adults,? reads the report...

 

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Source: https://www.unian.info/society/1021...5-additional-cases-reported-in-past-week.html

Measles in Ukraine: 755 additional cases reported in past week 12:40, 09 August 2018 Ukraine 110 0 As of August 2, 2018, some 764,000 doses of vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella are available in Ukraine.

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Ukraine, the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine reported an additional 755 cases in the past week, bringing the total to 28,185 this year. The death tally remains at 13.

This represents a slight decrease in the incidence of measles since last week (8.2 percent). A breakdown in the cases is as follows: 11,437 adults and 16,748 children, Outbreak News Today reports.

Cases are distributed among the different cities: Lviv (only 5 451 people: 1 715 adults and 3 737 children), Transcarpathian (total 2 932 people: 545 adults and 2 387 children), Ivano-Frankivsk (total 2 673 people: 763 adults and 1 910 children), Odesa (only 2,188 people: 1,133 adults and 1,075 children), Kyiv (only 1,933 people: 1,192 adults and 741 children) and Ternopil (only 1,489 people: 576 adults and 913 children) regions...

 

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SOURCE: https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/527800.html

Ukraine accounts for more than half of measles cases in European region in H1


The number of cases of measles in the European region during January-June of 2018 was 41,000, with more than half of them ? 56% ? occurring in Ukraine, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

"Ukraine has been the hardest hit, with over 23,000 people affected; this accounts for over half of the regional total," the report says.

Not counting Ukraine, countries of the European region where the number of people infected during the reporting period that exceeded 1,000 people included Serbia (4,954), France (2,579), Georgia (2,130), Italy (2,020), Russia (1,396) and Greece (1,128). The total is 4,207 people, or 34.65% of the total number of cases in the European region. In all the countries listed above, deaths related to measles incidence were documented.

According to the monthly reports of EU countries, at least 37 people have already died of measles this year, 14 of them in Serbia, and 13 in Ukraine...

 

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Source: https://menafn.com/1097385070/Health-Ministry-reports-on-decrease-in-measles-cases-in-Ukraine

Health Ministry reports on decrease in measles cases in Ukraine
Date
9/4/2018 9:22:22 AM

(MENAFN - UkrinForm) A total of 436 people have fallen ill withmeaslesin Ukraine over the past week, which is 18.9% less compared with the previous week, the Health Ministry reports.

'Over the 35th week of 2018, 436 people have fallen ill with measles: 214 adults and 222 children. It is 18.9% less compared with the previous week, reads the report.

In particular, since the start of the year, 30,363 people have contracted measles: 12,440 adults and 17,923 children...

 

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Source: https://sivpost.com/in-ukraine-for-a-week-sick-with-measles-440-people/21430/


In Ukraine for a week sick with measles 440 people
magictr | September 18, 2018

...?According to operational data of the Centre for public health, Ministry of health of Ukraine, for the 37th week 2018 measles ache 440 people ? 187 adults and 253 children. Incidence rates remain at the level of the previous week,? ? said the Agency.

As noted, since the beginning of the year, measles was ill 31 123 people ? 12 752 18 adults and 371 children. Since the beginning of the year from the complications of measles died 13 people ? nine children and four adults.

Most people got measles in Lviv (total of 6078 people), Zakarpattia (a total of 3069 people), Ivano-Frankivsk (a total of 2833 people), Odessa (a total of 2422 persons), Kiev (a total of 2181 people) and Ternopil (total of 1678 people)...

 

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Source: https://sivpost.com/in-ukraine-the-number-of-cases-of-measles-rose-by-a-third/22739/

In Ukraine the number of cases of measles rose by a third
magictr | September 25, 2018 |

In Ukraine the number of cases of measles in the period from 17 to 23 September has increased compared to the previous week (from 10 to 16 September), 28% to 563 people, 378 of them children.

About it reports the Center for public health at the Ministry of health of Ukraine on Tuesday, 25 September.

It is noted that the increase in the incidence of measles was predictable.

?Because a group of stay of children in educational institutions, the risk of Contracting measles and other infectious diseases increases, so it is very important that children are vaccinated on time in accordance with the calendar of vaccination of vaccination?, ? stated in the message.

Since the beginning of this year measles is sick 31443 people, 18686 of them children...

 

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Source: https://112.international/ukraine-t...dies-due-to-measles-in-lviv-region-32779.html

3-year-old child dies due to measles in Lviv region
It is the second death of a child in Lviv region and the 14th in Ukraine this year
17:44, 2 October 2018

On October 1, in Lviv regional infectious hospital, a three-year-old boy died due to measles. Natalya Tymko, the doctors ? epidemiologist of this hospital claimed this as ZAXID.NET reported.

It is stated that a boy lived at Zhovkovsky area, Lviv region and was hospitalized two weeks ago. The disease caused the complication in the form of the inflammation in the brain (encephalitis). The doctors could not save the child.

Oleg Kogut, the director of Lviv regional lab center claimed that the boy was vaccinated against measles.

It is the second death of a child in Lviv region this year. In April, a three-year-old girl died from the complications caused by measles.

Lviv region is a leader in the number of the people sickened with measles, 6,310 cases, including 1,964 adults and 4,346 children, were spotted. The second place is occupied by Zakarpattia with 3,126 cases...

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Measles outbreak in Ukraine, 28 children in Vinnytsia region get sick
All the sick children were not vaccinated or re-vaccinated
12:15, 2 October 2018

Since the beginning of September, 28 children got sick with measles in one of the Vinnytsia region schools. Tetiana Bondarenko, the Head of Disease Treatment and Prevention for Children of Health Department of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration claimed this as BBC Ukraine reported.

The measles outbreak is connected with the fact that the parent refuse from the vaccination. According to Bondarenko, all the sick children were not vaccinated or did not have the follow-up vaccination.

"In the region, there are enough vaccines for the children's protective vaccination coverage," she noted.

It is reported that the incidence of measles in Vinnytsia region increased since the beginning of a school year. 83 cases of the measles, including 71 cases involving children were spotted in the region during a week.

Earlier it was reported that as of September 12, 30,744 persons have been sickened with measles since the beginning of 2018...

 

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Measles in Ukraine: the number of patients increased
Jan Hartman | October 24, 2018 | Health | No Comments

In the country for 42 weeks with measles is sick of 781 people, with the beginning of the year 937 33 people, including 20 children 539


In Ukraine continue to grow, the incidence of measles. In a week ill 781 people, including 564 children. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of health.

So, according to operational data of the Centre for public health, Ministry of health of Ukraine, within 42 weeks of 2018 measles sick of 781 people ? 217 of 564 adults and a child. This is 10.5% more than last week.

According to the Ministry, the highest increase in the incidence of measles observed in areas where the coverage of routine immunization and the lowest in Ivano-Frankivsk, Transcarpathian, Lviv region...

...The Ministry added that since the beginning of the year, measles was sick 937 33 people ? 13 398 539 adults and 20 children.

?From the beginning, from complications of measles died fourteen people: ten children and four adults. As of 18 October 2018 in Ukraine 639 728 doses of vaccines. They provided all regions of the country?, ? said the Ministry of health.

 

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Source: https://menafn.com/1097649517/Over-35000-measles-cases-recorded-in-Ukraine-in-2018-Health-Ministry

Over 35,000 measles cases recorded in Ukraine in 2018 Health Ministry
Date
11/1/2018 9:24:13 AM

...As of October 26, 35,233 people have fallen with measles since the beginning of the year, including 21,468 children. A total of 22,995 people that contracted measles had not been vaccinated...the largest number of measles cases was recorded in Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions.

 

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Three-year-old boy died from measles in Odesa region
A boy was not vaccinated; according to his mother, he was sick in summer and missed planned immunization
18:34, 11 December 2018

A three-year-old boy died from measles at Odesa City Infectious Diseases Hospital as Dumskaya reported.

He became the third child in Odesa, who died from this disease from the beginning of 2018. Totally, four citizens of Odesa died from measles.

Preliminary, a child got infected in the regional children clinical hospital where he was treated after being diagnosed with bronchitis...

 

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Source: https://112.international/society/over-54000-ukrainians-sickened-with-measles-in-2018-35664.html

Over 54,000 Ukrainians sickened with measles in 2018
The Healthcare Ministry urges parents to vaccinate children and observe terms of the vaccinations? schedule
20:34, 2 January 2019

2,154 persons, including 865 adults and 1,289 children sickened with measles last week according to the date of Public Health Center of the Healthcare Ministry of Ukraine. Totally, 54, 481 people got sick (20,204 adults and 34,277 children) in 2018 as the Healthcare Ministry reported.

The majority of people are sick in the regions, where the coverage with the scheduled vaccine is the lowest. Particularly, the highest rates of the incidence are observed in Lviv (11,873 people: 3,378 adults and 8,495 children), Ivano-Frankivsk (5,617 people: 1,496 adults and 4,121 children), Zakarpattia (4,733 people: 988 adults and 3,745 children), Ternopil (3,658 people: 1,268 adults and 2,390 children), Vinnytsia (3,422 people: 1,212 adults and 2,210 children) and Chernivtsi (3,384 people: 1,117 adults and 2,267 children) regions...