Off the wire
• 1st LD Writethru: Deadly New York fire started by child playing with stove  • Burundi says will not acknowledge new speaker of regional parliament  • Kenya shilling weighed down by high end-month dollar demand  • German shares lose 0.48 pct Friday  • German annual inflation to reach highest level since 2012  • Britain's warmest years in past 100 years have all been in 21st century: Met Office  • Euro area money supply continues to expand at steady pace  • Commentary: China no longer dumping ground for foreign waste  • Lithuanian, Croatian ministers pledge stronger defense ties  • Uganda rebel leader reportedly injured in DR Congo attack  
You are here: 　

Number of measles cases triple in two months in Greece

Xinhua,December 30, 2017 Adjust font size:

ATHENS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Greece is facing a measles epidemic this year with the number of reported cases tripling within two months, according to the national centre for the control and prevention of diseases (Keelpno) on Friday.

In late October, the first casualty of the disease outbreak was a vaccinated Roma baby of 11 months. A total of 326 confirmed cases have been reported from the start of the year.

By Dec. 28, Keelpno confirmed 922 measles cases across the country.

Most cases, according to data, concerned Roma children, and people aged 25-44, who were not properly immunized against measles.

Since 2016 more than 19,000 cases have been reported across Europe, including 46 deaths of complications, experts noted.

Keelpno reiterated calls for prompt vaccination of people at risk. Enditem

 

Related News & Photos