The Ministry of Health and Sports reported on Saturday, August 2, to date 205 measles cases are recorded in the national territory. The department of Santa Cruz remains the main focus of the epidemic even more with a rebound in cases it records.
María Reneé Castro, head of this state portfolio, said that as a government they are making all efforts to contend the measles outbreakhowever, he called the commitment of Bolivian families because prevention is in their hands.
“We should not lower our guard. Measles is a highly contagious viral disease when she comes into contact with an infected person, especially during the period she has eruptions: four days before up to four days after her appearance,” he warned Castro in his social networks.
By department, Santa Cruz concentrates 171 measles cases; La Paz (12), Cochabamba (5), Potosí (5), Chuquisaca (4), Beni (4), Oruro (3) and Pando (1). The department of Tarija, until now, does not present confirmed cases.
Castro urged mothers, fathers and tutors to Check the vaccination card for girls, boys and adolescents is fundamentaland thus ensure the corresponding doses of the SRP vaccine (measles, rubella and paperras). “Vaccines are available in all health centers in the country, for free,” he insisted.
