On July 14, the leader of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Dak Lak province informed that medical forces had promptly controlled an outbreak of measles in Cu Kuin district and prevented it from spreading on a large scale. In addition, the authorities also carried out vaccinations for children.
Previously, in early July, a measles outbreak in Cu Kuin district broke out in Ea Bhok and Dray Bhang communes. Among them, there are 2 cases of children, both 1 year old, testing positive for measles. After that, the babies were taken to a medical facility for timely treatment so their lives were not affected.
Mr. Nguyen Khac Dung - Director of Cu Kuin District Medical Center - said that immediately after discovering the infection, the medical force treated the environment with the chemical Chloramin B in the patient's home and the surrounding area for sale. 200m diameter, with a total of 15 households.
Authorities and local authorities also conducted an investigation and counted 100 children in Dray Bhang commune under 5 years old who were not vaccinated or had not received enough vaccinations; Unknown history of vaccination against measles, measles-rubella.
In this context, the medical force quickly deployed vaccinations for all of these subjects. Ms. Tran Thi Thuy Minh - Head of General Pediatrics Department of Central Highlands General Hospital further informed that both children with measles were hospitalized with serious illness, rash, fatigue, difficulty breathing, paleness, and fever. Continuously high without lowering.
After the child was diagnosed with measles, he was treated by the hospital according to the Ministry of Health's protocol. When a child has measles, the symptoms of the disease can easily be confused by parents with common pneumonia, so the child is detected, hospitalized and treated late, leading to severe illness. Therefore, to protect children's health, parents should take their children to be vaccinated against measles.
