Measles Outbreak in Beja: Three Confirmed Cases and Almost 500 Risk Contacts Identified Since April

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Since the beginning of April, three cases of measles have been confirmed in adults in the Beja county, two of which in unvaccinated people. ASL has already vaccinated more than 120 people exposed to the virus.

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In statements to the Lusa news agency, the doctor from the Local Health Authority (ASL) of ULSBA, Bruno Pinto Rebelo, revealed that the three cases of measles were identified in adults “between 30 and 55 years old”. Two of the episodes occurred in unvaccinated people and the other in an individual with the vaccination schedule recommended in the National Vaccination Program (PNV) of the Directorate-General of Health, he said. The occurrences, ac…

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The Local Health Unit of Lower Alentejo confirmed three cases of measles in the Beja county since April and identified almost 500 risk contacts. More than 120 people were vaccinated after exposure to confirmed cases.

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Two of the epis god occurred in people who were not vaccinated and the other in an individual with the recommended vaccination regimen.