Measles outbreak in Graz: 7 children in hospital

Measles outbreak in Graz: Another child hospitalized at children's hospital

Clinic manager Eber: “Measles is not a harmless childhood disease.” Seven children are being treated at the Graz Regional Hospital. 27 people vaccinated at the health department's special vaccination appointment on Monday

Another child in hospital after measles outbreak in Graz

A few days after the measles outbreak in Graz, another child has been hospitalized since the beginning of the week. The number of cases that are treated as inpatients has thus risen to seven, Ernst Eber, board member of the University Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, told APA on Tuesday. The number of confirmed cases remained stable at around 20. 27 people were vaccinated at the Graz Health Department's special vaccination appointm…

Measles outbreak in Graz: 7 children in hospital

„Masern sind keine harmlose Kinderkrankheit, sie sind hoch ansteckend und mit etlichen Komplikationen verbunden“, betonte der Grazer Pädiater Ernst Eber im Gespräch mit der APA. Einer von vier Erkrankten wird ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert, einer von fünf Masernkranken erleidet Komplikationen wie Lungenentzündung, Bronchitis, Mittelohrentzündung oder Gehirnentzündung.„Einer von Tausend Masernpatienten verstirbt – und dennoch ist in Österreich leid…