Hans Kluge explained that in 2024 w Europe i Asia The middle one was recorded a total of 127 350 Oder infections. Most, over 30.5 thousand It was in Romania; Another one is on this list Kazakhstan with over 28 thousand recorded cases. In the entire region, which includes 53 countries, over 40 percent Infections concerned children under 5 years of age.
Odra in Europe. The number of vaccinations has dropped
WHO She also informed that in 2023 in Romaniaand also in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro i Northern Macedonia Odra vaccine was given less than 80 percent. Children who qualify for admission to her. It was emphasized that The indicator required to prevent an outbreak of an epidemic is 95 percent.
Kluge added that after a decrease in the number of vaccinations during Pandemii Covid-19 The number of measles infections “increased significantly in 2023 and 2024”. – Vaccination indicators in many countries have not yet returned to the level before the Pandemia – it was emphasized in the announcement. In connection with WHO and UNICEF called for you Europe to take action for increasing the level of vaccination.
In recent months, the number of Oder infections in American states of Texas and New Mexicowhere there is talk of an epidemic of this disease. The first cases of death because of the Oder in decades were also recorded.
Odra – infection, symptoms, complications
Chief Sanitary Inspectorate informs that the Odra is “sharp, highly infectious viral disease caused by paramyxoviruses, capable of causing an epidemic. “GIS points out that” infectiousness is close to 100 percent. In susceptible people, and in the pre -starting period, the Odra will affect almost every person in childhood. “
The first symptoms of the Oder It is a fever, conjunctivitis, runny nose, cough and bronchitis. Then a lump-plane rash appears.
The most common complications of the Odra are: otitis media, pneumonia, diarrhea, nozzle encephalitis, and even subacute hardening encephalitis (SSPE)
According to data on the GIS website, the number of fatal cases is 1-3 per 1000 cases – the highest in children under 5 years of age and people with reduced immunity.
GIS reminds that “”Vaccination is the only effective means preventing measles. “