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Girl dies in the Netherlands after contracting measles
Posted 6 mins ago
by Belga Agency
A young girl died last month of complications from measles in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, the hospital where the death occurred confirmed on Monday and after De Gelderlander revealed the case.
A spokeswoman for the clinic added that she could not say anything about the patient for privacy reasons. It is also not known where the girl contracted the disease.
The risk of dying from measles infection is less than 1 in 10,000 in the Netherlands. However, if complications do occur, they can be serious. Encephalitis is a good example. Vaccination against measles has been part of the Dutch vaccination program since 1976.
In the Netherlands, an epidemic of measles occurs approximately every 10 to 15 years, indicates the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) on its website. This epidemic mainly affects population groups that do not get vaccinated. The last measles outbreak in the country dates back to 2013. A 17-year-old girl from Zeeland died there.
https://www.rtl.be/actu/monde/intern...article/544003
Girl dies in the Netherlands after contracting measles
Posted 6 mins ago
by Belga Agency
A young girl died last month of complications from measles in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, the hospital where the death occurred confirmed on Monday and after De Gelderlander revealed the case.
A spokeswoman for the clinic added that she could not say anything about the patient for privacy reasons. It is also not known where the girl contracted the disease.
The risk of dying from measles infection is less than 1 in 10,000 in the Netherlands. However, if complications do occur, they can be serious. Encephalitis is a good example. Vaccination against measles has been part of the Dutch vaccination program since 1976.
In the Netherlands, an epidemic of measles occurs approximately every 10 to 15 years, indicates the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) on its website. This epidemic mainly affects population groups that do not get vaccinated. The last measles outbreak in the country dates back to 2013. A 17-year-old girl from Zeeland died there.
https://www.rtl.be/actu/monde/intern...article/544003