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8 -year -old child is the latest victim in a very affected Texas community. It was not vaccinated. Propagation can last another year.
As in other countries, the measles It is a disease considered eliminated from the US. But now there is a outbreak evident in the country: in just over three months of this year, there is Case doubles (607) than throughout the last year. Three people have died, two of them children.
The most recent death was that of a 8 -year -old childthat he died last Thursday. Was in a community very affected in the Texas – State that began to record a outbreak in late January.
According to the hospital, the child It was not vaccinated And it was being treated by measles complications, according to a hospital spokesman.
The other 6 -year -old child was also living in Texas. The only adult died about a month ago and lived in New Mexico.
But it is in Texas that the concerns are centered: the cases increase, hospitalizations increase. There are active outbreaks, the virus spreads unvaccinated communities (group immunity is only verified when the vaccination rate exceeds 95%).
Warns that, according to health experts, the propagation of measles in the USA may extend for another year.
In Europe, the country with the largest outbreak is Romania. But European sanitary authorities warn that measles is expected to spread Europe in the coming months.
Most patients were not vaccinated and many were young children.
