The outbreak of measles in Texas grows to nearly 200 cases; The reports of the neighboring country dozens of diseases

Lopok, Texas (KLBK) – The DSHS Ministry of Health in Texas has reported 19 of the measles throughout West Texas.

Local officials said that the number of cases in the neighboring New Mexico doubled three times in one day to 30.

In Texas, DSHS 23 said of about 200 patients who were transferred to the hospital until Friday morning. Officials said most of the cases were among the patients who were not vaccinated.

“Because of the very infectious nature of this disease, additional cases are likely to occur in the prevalence area of ​​the disease and the surrounding societies,” and it reads an update published on Friday. “DSHS works with local health departments to investigate the disease.”

The deaths associated with Texas-child were recorded of unacceptable school age. Officials were unable to determine the exact age of the child who passed, or if they had any basic health problems.

Through the government borders in Lea County, NM, the unnamed resident has a positive test of the group after his death. This province reported 10 measles on Thursday, but the Ministry of Governmental Health said that the number of cases in the region decreased on Friday to 30.

The administration said it was unable to prove a clear contact with the Texas outbreak; On February 14, he said the link was “suspected.”

In addition to Texas and New Mexico, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed measles cases in Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Rod Island and Washington, although the majority in Texas and New Mexico.

Why is measles spread now?

Childhood vaccination rates have decreased throughout the country, as an increasing number of parents demand exemptions from the requirements of public schools for personal or religious reasons. In Jeans County, Texas, which has most cases, the measles vaccination rate in kindergarten is 82 percent – much less than 95 percent needed to prevent disease outbreaks.

There are many measles in Gens County in Texas also in the Minunite community in the province, which is a historically varied group that has lower vaccination rates and can not trust government states and intervention.

“The measles are used to kill, as you know, many children, and we started to see the disease out of the disease again because the parents are not immunized,” Dr. Del Bratler, Dean of Hudson College of Public Health, told NexStar’s KFOR.

“When the vaccination rate begins to decrease to less than 95 percent, you will have a outbreak,” Brazeller added.

The executive doctor also told that he believed that low vaccination rates were partially linked to the general burning or resistance caused by wrong information, which politicians fed.

“I think there was a clear political impact on the way in which there is a vision about the effectiveness and safety of vaccines,” said Bratsler.

Measles, too, is a very infectious disease, and it can spread by touching the affected surfaces that contain secretions from an infected person, or by air after a person who has the affected person or sneezing.

“You can only get measles by being in a room where a person with measles. This can happen even for up to two hours of leaving this person,” the center of control control is written.

Who should be vaccinated?

The best way to avoid sending is to obtain vaccination, according to the disease of the Center for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, DHSH, and majority of infectious diseases.

“The best way to prevent the disease is to immunize with two doses of measles vaccine, which is given primarily as a vaccine for measles-lubila,” says the latest bulletin from Texas DHSH. “Two doses of the MMR vaccine are very effective in preventing measles.”

Specifically, the DSHS recommends that the fathers of infants between the ages of six to 11 months are considered an early dose of measles vaccine (MMR). Another dose will be recommended at the age of 12 to 15 months. For children who received the vaccine early, the final dose will be recommended at the age of four to six years.

For children over the age of 12 months, if the child has not obtained a measles shot, DSHS recommended that they get a dose immediately, followed by another after 28 days. DSHS said that teenagers and adults who are not evidence of immunity should do the same.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.