The Ministry of Health of the Nation today issued a national epidemiological alert in light of the detection of a possible case of measles in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA). “This is a pregnant woman with a history of travel abroad who entered the territory at the beginning of the month”reported the health portfolio.
In a statement, the authorities confirmed that the 25-year-old patient is in her ninth week of pregnancy and that does not have vaccinations against measles nor rubellatwo viral infections highly contagious that occur most often in children.
According to the agency, the woman was treated at a private medical center in the City on suspicion of coronavirus; however, after carrying out the corresponding test, it was ruled out that it was a case of COVID 19. “He presented compatible serology for the measles virus”added the text.
The patient entered the country on March 4, from a trip to the Maldives, where it is suspected that she contracted the viral disease. However, she also made stops in four other countries: Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) and Brazil (Sao Paulo).
“11 days after entering Argentina (March 15), the patient presented a strong feverish picture, accompanied by nasal congestion, cough and conjunctivitis. Later, she added to her symptom chart a rasha pinkish skin rash characteristic of diseases such as measles”, detailed the letter from the Ministry.
After being admitted to a health center in CABA, The woman was discharged and is currently at home.; In addition, it was confirmed that he does not present adverse symptoms.
Epidemiological alert
After the confirmation of this case of measles In the country, the Ministry of Health launched an information campaign to prevent the spread of the illness and “sensitize the unvaccinated population” to complete the immunization schedule.
It is vitally important to be vaccinated against these endemic viruses.
They also urged the country’s health authorities to “intensify epidemiological surveillance” in case new suspected cases of Exanthematous Febrile Illness (EFE) are reported.
“Any suspected case of EFE must be urgently notified to the National Health Surveillance System within 24 hours of being reported, without the need to wait for serological confirmation from the laboratory,” the Ministry of Health pointed out.
