Bishkek, May 2, 2023. / Kabar /. Since the beginning of the year, 265 cases of measles have been registered in Kyrgyzstan, according to the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis.
According to data, 9 of them are in Bishkek, 65 in Osh, 8 in Chui region, 147 in Osh region, 7 in Talas region, 7 in Jalal-Abad region, and 22 in Batken region.
Morbidity data by age:
- children under 1 year old - 80 cases;
- from 1 to 4 years - 119 cases;
- from 5 to 9 years - 31 cases;
- from 10 to 14 years old - 11 cases;
- from 15 to 19 years old - 4 cases;
- from 20 to 29 years old - 18 cases;
- from 30 years and older - 2 cases.
Due to the fact that cases of morbidity are more often recorded among unvaccinated children under 6 years of age, local health officials are taking preventive measures to improve measles and rubella vaccination coverage among children aged 1 to 6 years, the report said.
Measles is an acute infectious viral disease with a very high level of contagiousness, the causative agent of which is the measles virus. It is characterized by high temperature (up to 40.5 ° C), inflammation of the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract, conjunctivitis and a characteristic maculopapular rash of the skin, general intoxication.
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