RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : South Africa - Epidemic Hazard

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-03-18, 04:03:17 [UTC] Ref.no.: EH-20100318-25364-ZAF Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-03-18 at 12:32:44 [UTC] Event: Epidemic Hazard Location: South Africa State of Eastern Cape Mkhankatho village Number of Infected: 13 person(s) Situation: Thirteen children have been hospitalised following a measles outbreak in Mkhankatho and surrounding villages in Libode, the Eastern Cape health department said today (March 18). “Of those admitted eight are toddlers and five teenagers. Only three of them were from Mkhankatho village,” spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said in a statement. A team of health workers had since been sent to villages in the area to vaccinate 700 children and 5000 villagers after it was detected yesterday. He said the virus was airborne and most villagers had not been vaccinated. The first measles outbreak in the Eastern Cape was discovered in January in the Mqanduli area near Mthatha. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu