Fifty-five Patients with Measles in Azerbaijan � Infectious Diseases Specialist

Baku / 04.02.19 / Turan: In Azerbaijan today, measles has been detected in 55 patients. This was reported by associate professor of infectious diseases at the Azerbaijan Medical University, infectious diseases specialist of the Ministry of Health Jalal Isayev.

According to him, in Azerbaijan, measles does not have the character of an epidemic, since vaccinations are regularly carried out.

Currently, 160 thousand vaccines have been delivered to the country.

As Isayev noted, the majority of 55 measles cases are at adults. Due to vaccination in young age groups, the disease is not common.

Isayev believes the availability of vaccines will help control the situation and prevent a measles epidemic. -06D--

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