2024-01-23 23:55:00
World Health Organization reveals Measles cases in Europe rose 45 times as fast as last year. Ready to call on other countries Find urgent preventive measures
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the number of people infected with measles in Europe last year An alarming increase of nearly 45 times, from 941 cases in 2022 to approximately 42,200 cases in 2023, he also warned. The number of patients continues to increase. And urgent measures are needed to prevent the infection from spreading further.
WHO: The increase in outbreaks is due to fewer children being vaccinated against measles during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe Talking about the situation in Europe “We have seen cases of measles in the region. Not only has this increased more than 30 times, but there have been nearly 21,000 hospital admissions and five measles-related deaths. This is worrying.”
“Vaccines are the only way to protect children. from the dangers that may arise from this disease,” Dr. Kluj said.
This was a week ago. The Public Health Agency in the United Kingdom recently said that An ongoing measles outbreak in the West Midlands could quickly spread to other cities. with low vaccination rates
According to data from England’s National Health Service (NHS England), more than 3.4 million children under 16 are currently unvaccinated. and risk falling ill from measles infection
British authorities are contacting and calling for Millions of parents or babysitters in the country Make an appointment to take the children. Receive the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella, which normally requires 2 doses, the first dose when the child is around 1 year old and the second dose when the child is around 3 years and 4 months old.
The MMR vaccine is highly effective at protecting against measles, but currently only 85% of primary school children in the UK have received two doses of the vaccine.
Furthermore, measles can cause severe illness in people of all ages. It usually starts with a high fever followed by an itchy rash. This usually goes away within 10 days, but it can cause many complications, including pneumonia, meningitis, loss of vision or seizures.
Those at greatest risk are: Infants too young to receive the vaccine and pregnant women whose immune systems are lowered Eliminating measles during pregnancy can lead to fetal death, miscarriage, or birth weight.
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