This was reported in the Zaporozhye regional laboratory center of the Ministry of Health.
As noted, most of the patients did not have measles vaccines or the timing of such vaccinations was violated. According to doctors, the only measure of measles prevention is vaccination.
The Ministry of Health also reported that from October to December 2017 in the Zaporozhye region, about 200 cases of measles.
Unfortunately, the outbreak was registered in the Vasilievsky district, where 41 cases. In addition, in several regions of the region from one to four cases of measles.
Recall, as previously reported, "URA-Inform", in Mykolayiv as of Sunday, January 28, 44 people entered the hospital with suspicion of hepatitis A. At the same time, there are two children in the regional children's infectious diseases hospital.