Measles

First Measles Case in Child in Plovdiv Region

The first case of a child infected with measles was registered in the Plovdiv region, Dr. Monika Troyancheva from the Regional Health Inspectorate told Focus Radio. The child, from Parvomay, is under the age for vaccination. On March 2, the diagnosis was confirmed by the National Reference Laboratory. The child is now in good health and has been released from hospital.

Patients with Measles in Bulgaria Are Already 39 (Updated)

39 cases of measles in Bulgaria, 24 of them - laboratory proven, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

The last two cases are a 2-year-old child from Ihtiman and a 16-year-old boy from the Nadezhda district in the capital. 

Experts are categorical that an epidemic at this stage can not be announced.

NEW CASES OF MEASLES: Infected Are Now 31

Four cases are in Sofia, reported NOVA TV.

New cases of measles infected children. Three of the cases are from the Hristo Botev quarter of Sofia, the fourth is a child from "Studentski grad". Thus, the total is 31.

21 of them are laboratory proven.

At the same time, the government voted BGN 30 million for municipal and district hospitals.

Emergency Measures Against the Spread of Measles in Sofia

The health authorities send a mobile team of doctors to put vaccinations in the ''Hristo Botev'' neighborhood, reported NOVA TV. 

Emergency measures against the spread of measles in Sofia. The health authorities send a mobile team of doctors to place vaccinations in the Hristo Botev quarter of Sofia. 

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