Measles incidence has increased 17 times in Ukraine

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The measles incidence in Ukraine in the period of January-September 2018 has increased 17 times compared with the same period in 2017. The total number of measles cases reaches 35,000. This was reported by the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on Facebook.

«The incidence of measles in Ukraine is constantly growing: last week 1,319 people fell ill with measles and more than 35,000 people since the beginning of the year. In the first nine months of 2018, the incidence increased by 17 times compared to the same period last year,» the report said.

It is noted that 21,468 children and 13,765 adults fell ill with measles.

As The Journalist reported, 15 Ukrainians died of measles this year, 13 of them were not vaccinated.