More than three thousand cases of measles have been registered in Kazakhstan

The reason for the increase in the incidence was an increase in the number of children who did not receive routine vaccination against measles.To date, more than 3 thousand cases of measles have been registered in Kazakhstan, Vice Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aizhan Esmagambetova said during a briefing of the Central Communications Service. The incidence of measles is registered in all regions of the country. The reason for the increase in the incidence was an increase in the number of children who did not receive routine vaccination against measles. 72% of the cases are children who have not been vaccinated. Of these, 60% are children whose parents refused vaccination, 20% are children with medical contraindications to vaccination, 20% are children who have not reached the vaccination age," Aizhan Esmagambetova informed. To date, work continues to stabilize the epidemiological situation of measles with the adoption of necessary measures. Retraining of medical workers on prevention, clinic, diagnosis and treatment of measles was carried out. Anti-epidemic measures have been organized in measles foci aimed at identifying and vaccinating unvaccinated children, as well as other contact persons under the age of 30. Currently, about 2 thousand people have been vaccinated in the measles outbreak. In accordance with the vaccination plan, work is being carried out to identify children under the age of 18 who have not been vaccinated in time against measles. To date, more than 47 thousand children have been vaccinated, the work continues," the health representative said. According to her, information and explanatory work is being carried out among the population about the importance of vaccination in the prevention of infections controlled by vaccination. The only way to protect children from serious infectious diseases is vaccination, summed up the chief state sanitary doctor of the country. Earlier it was reported that the number of measles cases continues to grow in Kazakhstan, and the epidemic situation remains unstable. Since the beginning of the year, 2,700 people have fallen ill with measles in the country.