The Mexico City (CDMX) remains without cases of measlesOliva López, head of the local Health Secretariat, reported this Tuesday.
However, he said that the institution is on the lookout because there is a alert for infections of this disease nationwide.
Permanent epidemiological surveillance is carried out, the last case of measles was in 2020 and since May 1, 2020, the city is recognized as measles-free, we do not let our guard down, we continue vaccinating, we have increased vaccination coverage, if bad I don’t remember, we are at 85 percent, we still need to raise it more,” he expressed.
He said that one of the warning lights is the arrival of foreign visitors who could be infected.
The cases in general are not serious cases, the problem with measles is that it is a very contagious disease and the advantage is that we can prevent it with a vaccine, so here the vaccine is key because it is what allows us to reduce the risk of outbreaks. .
We do not have (suspected cases), there is always monitoring of exanthematous diseases and when it is suspected due to the type of clinic, the samples are sent to Indre and until now we have been free of measles. There are many groups, especially from other countries, that are not vaccinated, because we still have to increase the coverage we have and because there is circulation of measles in the Americas,” he said.
Covid and Influenza in CDMX
López indicated that there has not been an increase in covid and influenza contagions.
And he said that, currently, there are only three people hospitalized for influenza and 11 for covid, but no deaths in the Sedesa-IMSS-Bienestar network.
We do not have serious cases,” he said.
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