Ukraine: 2011 Measles outbreaks

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Source: http://en.for-ua.com/news/2011/12/21/160002.html

21 December 2011 | 16:00
Measles disease has reached Kyiv

Sanitary epidemic service has revealed four possible cases of measles disease in Kyiv. "On December 20 there were four possible cases of measles disease registered in an organization group in Kyiv," the report of the service says.

According to the data of epidemiologist, the total number of measles cases in Ukraine registered for December is 770: 503 cases in Lviv region, 208 cases in Ivano-Frankivsk region, 25 cases in Volyn region, 17 cases in Rivne region and 13 cases in Transcarpathian region...

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Re: Ukraine: 2011 Measles outbreaks

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Kiev instructed doctors to find unvaccinated children

22.12.11 /

Due to the fact that in Western Ukraine now has increased the number of cases of measles , in Kiev, the doctors have given oral instructions to search among their patients those who are not immunized against the disease. And they urgently impart, said "Today" .

However, many parents who do not want to be vaccinated, as a rule, has long stocked fake certificates, by purchasing them at 30-50 UAH. Therefore, to find unvaccinated children will be difficult.

"In principle, a measles epidemic in the country there is an outbreak. This happens, and it is connected with the fact that some parents refused vaccination, or there was a shortage of vaccines, and not all children were vaccinated. So now you can get vaccinated, the vaccine will work 18 years ", - told the publication the chief immunologist of Kyiv Oleg Nazar.

According to the doctor to fight the disease, sansluzhbe need for analysis to the people of Kiev, who had already passed after the vaccination 18 years, to check whether they have been preserved in the body antibodies. And then decide what amount of vaccine necessary to finally overcome the infection.

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