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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ULAN BATOR, May 30 (Xinhua) — Mongolia recorded 335 new measles cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 4,274, the country’s National Research Center for Infectious Diseases said on Friday.
Over the past day, 114 patients recovered, and a total of 2,793 people have recovered in Mongolia, the official statement says.
Most of the confirmed cases have been among children aged 10 to 14 who have only received one measles vaccine, Mongolian doctors say. Epidemiologists recommend vaccinating children with two doses.
Measles is an acute, highly contagious infectious disease caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat, and inflammation of the mucous membrane of the eyes. Measles can only be prevented through vaccination, Mongolian doctors emphasize. –0–