A case of measles has also been diagnosed in South Limburg. According to the regional GGD, this concerns “a native, unvaccinated, adult person” who has mild complaints. The patient probably became infected during a trip to Eastern Europe.
As far as is currently known, there is no connection with the outbreak in and around Eindhoven, the GGD says. Several dozen measles infections have been discovered in the southeast of North Brabant in recent weeks. These are mainly children with an average age of 5 years old.
People from the Limburg patient’s environment have been mapped. They can get vaccinated if they have not already done so.
Risk
Measles is very contagious. For most people who contract measles, the disease is relatively mild, but sometimes patients can develop serious complications, such as pneumonia or meningitis. In rare cases, people die from measles. The risk is greater for the youngest children than for adults.
Children in the Netherlands can be vaccinated against measles, but the vaccination rate has fallen to less than 90 percent in recent years. The World Health Organization says a population is well protected when 95 percent have been vaccinated.
By: ANP
