Zalimkhan Omariyev, head of the Rospotrebnadzor department in the republic, said that the increase in measles cases in Dagestan is associated with the refusal of residents to get vaccinated. It has been reported DEA News.
The expert emphasized that the epidemiological situation in the region can be called tense at the moment, but noted that it is under control.
“In fact, it is not the number of disease cases that matters, but the fact that people often do not contact and refuse to be vaccinated during epidemic-fighting measures, although this is an important feature,” Omariyev said.
He emphasized that new cases of measles infections are registered in the republic every day, but the authorities and authorities managed to prevent epidemics, for example, in organized groups in schools, kindergartens and medical institutions.
Former Associate Professor of the Department of Infectious Diseases in Children of the Russian National Research Medical University. NI Pirogova, infectious disease specialist Ivan Konovalov declarationDespite vaccination, it’s always worth checking for antibodies to measles.