Three to Five Cases of Measles Have Been Detected in Portugal Since the Beginning of the Month
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The Directorate-General for Health confirms five cases of measles in the Lisbon region since 6 October, including one child and one baby under one year old. There are two more cases than a week ago.
DGS has identified five new cases in the Lisbon region since 6 October. Three are imported by people who have travelled to countries with a high incidence of the disease.
It involves three adults, one child and one baby, three cases being imported, unrelated to each other, and corresponding to people who have recently travelled to a country with a high incidence of measles.
Five new cases were identified in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo
measles is one of the most contagious infections and is transmitted from person to person by air, through droplets or aerosols of infected people (cough or sneeze). Usually the disease is benign, but in some cases it can be severe or lead to death.
Raising to 15 the number of confirmed infections this year in the country, announced today the Directorate-General of Health
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