RSOE EDIS: Bulgaria - Epidemic - 2010.02.04

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2010-02-04 19:51:40 - Epidemic - Bulgaria EDIS CODE: EP-20100204-24802-BGR Date & Time: 2010-02-04 19:51:40 [UTC] Area: Bulgaria, Statewide, Sliven, Yambol, Varna, Stara Zagora and Kazanlak, Number of death person(s): 10 Not confirmed information! Description: Many people are sick with measles. We register some 100 people a day. For now the focus is on several regions – Sliven, Yambol, Varna, Stara Zagora and Kazanlak – but gradually we will reach other regions too, Dr. Angel Kunchev, Director of Infectious Diseases Control Directorate at the Healthcare Ministry. He says 10 people died since the start of the outbreak. “Measles is a serious disease, but it results in a death in very small number of cases. Most of these children are in a very bad social condition. Two of the three children who died recently were living in a village close to the city of Sliven and did not see a doctor. They died at home. One of them was ill with children’s cerebral paralysis and other complicating diseases,” said Kunchev. The name of Hazard: Measles Species: Human Status: Confirmed Posted:2010-02-04 19:51:40 [UTC] 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