The measles epidemic is spreading in Kyiv – the incidence has increased fivefold
In Kyiv, over the eight months of this year, 22 cases of measles were registered, while during the same period last year there were 4.
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This was reported by the State Institution “Kiev City Laboratory Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“As of August 18 of this year, 22 cases of measles were registered in the city of Kyiv. For the same period in 2016 - 4 cases,” the message says.
It is worth noting, according to the Ministry of Health, the incidence of measles in Ukraine is characterized by periodic cyclicity. Over the past 15 years, 3 epidemic rises of measles have been noted with periodic cycles of 5-6 years: in 2001, 2006 and 2012. During these years, the incidence increased tens and hundreds of times. During the epidemic surge in 2012, about 13 thousand cases of measles were registered.
The department says that this is another predicted epidemic rise in the incidence of measles, which is associated with low coverage of preventive vaccinations for children and the cyclical nature of this disease.
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