The whooping cough outbreak detected in the province of Guadalajara now counts more than 500 affected and although still cannot be considered controlledAmong these cases, the majority are children, None are considered serious nor have they required hospitalization.
These data have been provided by the Minister of Health, Jesus Fernándezon the occasion of the inauguration of the XVI Congress of the Castilian-La Mancha Society of Respiratory Pathology that took place at the Palacio del Infantado.
In statements that include Europa Pressthe counselor has acknowledged that “we cannot say that the outbreak is controlled, but is not having major health consequences“. In this sense, he has highlighted that tracking efforts continue even increasing the number of people dedicated to this task.
For this reason, Fernández has opined that “The best news” regarding the outbreak is that although it is still active, “there are no children in serious condition or any hospitalized”and epidemiological monitoring continues in addition to the application of the protocol and treatment of the disease.
Another outbreak in Albacete
This whooping cough outbreak detected in Guadalajara joins another that was known last week in Albacete. Specifically, the figures offered by the General Directorate of Public Health spoke of 129 confirmed cases in this province and another 68 probable.
Regarding these cases, Health explained that They mostly affected schoolchildren and were fairly distributedso there was no evidence of “any large outbreak in any center of the province.”
2024-03-08 12:41:49
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