Spain: Measles 2011

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Outbreak of measles in three neighborhoods of Seville

Children affected by an outbreak of measles in Seville and rise to 39. The foci of infection are in the slums of South Range, Litany and La Plata, said yesterday the Provincial Delegation of Health. "Outbreaks are linked to people who were not vaccinated according to the immunization schedule," the Epidemiological Surveillance Service of the Board. Health officials argue that the risk of contracting the disease in vaccinated individuals is practically nil. " One such case is an 11-year-old has admitted to the Virgen del Rocio Hospital for follow-up, although his progress is good.

Given this situation has been established that children six months of the affected neighborhoods get a dose of the vaccine. The appointment for the vaccination is done through Salud Responde (902,505,060). The Ministry of Health has indicated that this measure is "exceptional and temporary duration of the current situation."

 

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Re: Spain: Measles 2011

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Cases of measles in San Juan de Aznalfarache now exceed 120

OG, San Juan de Aznalfarache (Sevilla) Updated 03/05/2011 17:57
The outbreak originated month and a half in the district of Santa Isabel.

He seemed under control but the fact is that cases of measles in San Juan de Aznalfarache hover and 120-with several more who have joined this week, after an outbreak detected last January in the district of Santa Isabel. From the Department of Health confirmed yesterday the number of infections, none seriously, in this town of just over 20,000 inhabitants and the emergence of some case also in Seville and other cities of the environment, although most are restricted to San Juan de Aznalfarache.

Initially reported a measles outbreak that affected a month and a half to two dozen neighbors, all under 19 and only one needed hospitalization, so the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) ordered to vaccinate all children between 6 and 15 months of the municipality. The surveillance system of Andalusia and put up the protocol in such cases, which is conducting the appropriate research and implementation of measures for their control . In this sense, also recommended the vaccine for certain adults in the municipality, provided that they were not: in particular those under 40 years and health professionals and teachers of schools where there had been cases, being more exposed.

It is recalled that in Andalusia the entire population received immunization against this disease with vaccine called MMR, which is set at 15 months . However, because this is a very contagious disease, it was decided to broaden the spectrum of population that is being delivered dose.

The fact that these months are vaccinating almost all age children suffer from measles is an "exceptional and temporary measure" . Similarly, infants under 15 months who have been vaccinated in this campaign related to the virulent outbreak, will receive two doses of regular schedule is at that age and three years, because being so small the immune system is immature and need to repeat the operation. By contrast, children under 6 months do not need this protection because the defenses are transmitted by the mother .

Similarly, from the City of San Juan de Aznalfarache recognized the complexity to deal with the situation, since many residents had no immunization record or not had a day . It was therefore decided to address the issue of exceptional measures were still being held while the outbreak refers to the people.

On the other hand, from the Andalusian recalled that the people who need more information you can use the telephone service Salud Responde (902,505,060)