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Portugal reports three more confirmed measles cases
by Robert Herriman
April 25, 2017
On Monday, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) in Portugal reported three additional confirmed measles cases in the country, bringing the total to 24 confirmed, according to a Publico report (computer translated).
For the year-to-date, 87 cases have been reported; however, only 24 have been confirmed. Of the confirmed cases, 11 were health-care workers and four did not have the vaccines up-to-date. There are only two people hospitalized and one is the sister of the teenager who died last week.
Most of the patients are from the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (16). There are also seven confirmed cases in the Algarve and one in the Northern region, health officials note...
Portugal reports three more confirmed measles cases
by Robert Herriman
April 25, 2017
On Monday, the Directorate General of Health (DGS) in Portugal reported three additional confirmed measles cases in the country, bringing the total to 24 confirmed, according to a Publico report (computer translated).
For the year-to-date, 87 cases have been reported; however, only 24 have been confirmed. Of the confirmed cases, 11 were health-care workers and four did not have the vaccines up-to-date. There are only two people hospitalized and one is the sister of the teenager who died last week.
Most of the patients are from the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (16). There are also seven confirmed cases in the Algarve and one in the Northern region, health officials note...