Health insists importance of measles vaccine

An outbreak of measles was detected in three cases, the primary case of infection was in a minor who was not vaccinated. The other two are infants who, due to their age, have not yet received their first dose.

Ministry of Health The Canary Islands remembers the importance vaccination to prevent transmission measles. A disease of which no new cases had been reported for many years and which was present again in our society when it was reported. flashthe initial case of which a minor who has not been properly vaccinated.

Measles is febrile exanthematous disease which begins with fever, nasal congestion, cough, and sometimes small erythematous spots with a whitish center may appear on the oral mucosa. The rash, which appears three to seven days after the onset of symptoms, begins on the face and spreads throughout the body. Is very contagious and is transmitted through airborne droplets or direct contact with infected people.

In 2017, WHO declared Spain free of endemic measles transmission due to the low number of detected cases and outbreaks. However, cases have recently been reported in nine autonomous regions, with outbreaks reported in five of them.

Reported cases

Until the first week of May, Spain reported 42 confirmed cases of measles.

IN There is an outbreak in the Canary Islands with three confirmed cases in children under 2 years of age. and 407 contacts contacted by the General Directorate of Public Health to check their vaccination status and inform them of measures if they begin to show symptoms.

The index case was unvaccinated, and two other minors were not yet eligible for vaccination due to their age.

The measles vaccine is administered in two doses. at 12 months and three years and 95 percent of the Canary Islands population is correctly vaccinated in the first year of life.

The General Directorate of Public Health insists that the vaccine is The most effective means of preventing infection or transmission of measles.