According to the Serbian Institute of Public Health, 1,327 cases of measles have been registered in the country since the beginning of October 2017, 331 of whom have been hospitalized, 12,41 of whom have developed severe complications such as pneumonia. Five deaths have also been recorded. outcomes.
Measles cases are registered among all age groups. The highest number of measles cases has been recorded in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Kraljevo, and in the territories of Kosovo and Metohija among people under five and over 30.
The main cause of the outbreak in Serbia, as in other European countries, is low routine immunization coverage (less than 731 TP3T). This immunization rate is the lowest among the countries in the Balkans," Rospotrebnadzora clarified.
The agency draws citizens' attention to the epidemiological situation and asks them to take this information into account when planning their trips.
Source: trn-news.ru