CHICAGO – Measles vaccination efforts are intensifying among several local and federal agencies after two new cases were recorded at the migrant shelter in Pilsen. On Tuesday morning there was a meeting at the shelter with staff from Councilman Byron Sigcho López’s office along with staff from the Chicago Public Health and Family and Support … Read more
A recent work published in the journal Expert Review of Vaccines places Spain as the second country within the European Union with best application of your children’s calendar. The work, carried out by a group of European vaccinologists, including a member of the Spanish Association of VaccinologyrIt selects all vaccines included in children’s calendars, recommended … Read more
Within the framework of the contingency plan for measles prevention, the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) activated epidemiological surveillance at entry points to identify suspicious cases in Cochabamba. In addition, he reported yesterday that he coordinates immunization and “sweep” campaigns in children. The alarm was activated nationwide a week ago, after confirming, after four years, a … Read more
What causes measles? “It is caused by a virus, specifically, paramyxovirus. The virus is present in the air and can infect the respiratory tract,” responds Dr. Alberto Laguna, infectious disease doctor at the International Clinic. According to official sources, the last case presented in the country was in 2000 in Ventanilla, Callao. What should a … Read more
The Ministry of Health of Mexico City (CDMX) announced a cintensive campaign against measles in all Health Centers, where the free vaccine; Here we explain when and where it starts and who will receive the dose against this disease that has rebounded in other countries. When and where does measles vaccination begin in CDMX? The … Read more
In Argentina, all people from one year of age must have a complete vaccination schedule against measles and rubella, according to the National Vaccination Calendar. A study carried out by Italian researchers from the University of Milan and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) discovered a new variant of the measles virus which produces false … Read more
The truce in humanity’s war against measles and other highly contagious but otherwise “forgotten” diseases has an asterisk. And if he is ignored, then a “short-circuit” in the peace process inevitably results. This asterisk is none other than the vaccination coverage of the population, which however is not a given while there are ups and … Read more
In a recent alert issued by the University Research Program on Epidemiological and Emerging Risks (PUIREE) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the Mexican population was warned about the imminent risk of a resurgence of measles and rubella cases in the country. Given this situation, various entities have urged their inhabitants to complete … Read more
During 2023, no cases of measles were recorded in Sonora, this according to data from the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health in the entity (SSA), however, a national notice was recently issued for the population and hospital units of the country. to identify probable cases of this condition. On this topic, Jorge Rubén … Read more
A case of measles has been laboratory confirmed in the Lida region, reported in the main health department of the Grodno regional executive committee. The disease is suspected in 15 more people. Laboratory research is currently being carried out at the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. It is already known that … Read more