Minsal Confirms New Suspicion of Measles: Case in Santiago Corresponds to a Woman Who Traveled to Peru
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The Ministry of Health (Minsal) revealed that in the country there is in process of confirmation by the Institute of Public Health (ISP), regarding a , place on alert for a death and thousands of confirmed cases. Jorge Vilches, head of the Department of Epidemiology of Minsal, explained that it is “”, which is ... Continue reading “Minsal confirms new suspicion of measles: case in Santiago corresponds to woman who traveled to Peru”
Although there is a significant increase in neighboring countries, in Chile the only case reported - for now - is imported. For this reason, local health authorities issued an alert and are strengthening inoculation.
The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reports that the Institute of Public Health (ISP) confirmed today, September 28, 2026, the third imported case of measles in Chile during this year. This corresponds to the Metropolitan Region. It is an 18-year-old person with a history of recent travel to Peru, without registration of [...]
The close contacts of an 18-year-old are being monitored by the health authority after a new imported case of measles was confirmed in the Metropolitan Region. The Institute of Public Health (ISP) ratified the diagnosis on September 28, which led the Ministry of Health (Minsal) to activate the [...] The Minsal entry active epidemiological protocol in Santiago: what happened? was first published on Radio Concerto Chile.
The patient, a resident of the Metropolitan Region, did not register measles vaccination. She is in good condition and the health authority follows up on her close contacts. Minsal entry confirms the third imported case of measles of the year: 18-year-old had traveled to Peru was first published in Digital Coup.
Health teams activated the tracking of close contacts following a contagion detected in a young woman who traveled to Peru and was left without a schedule per day.
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