South Africa: Measles Outbreak Cases Increase to 11 in Limpopo

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South Africa: Measles Outbreak Cases Increase to 11 in Limpopo
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Measles Outbreak Cases Increase to 11 in Limpopo: SouthAfrica

This comes after the NICD declared a measles outbreak after three cases from two healthcare facilities were reported in the same district early this month.

According to the data, of the latest infections, three children were fully vaccinated for measles, while two cases had unknown vaccination histories."One measles case was hospitalised and another developed pneumonia without hospitalisation." These activities, according to the NICD, include evaluating medical records to identify missing measles cases, contact tracing, screening for suspected measles and collecting blood and throat swabs for measles diagnostic tests.

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