The number of measles cases in Bulgaria continues to grow. The patients reached 810 people, and more than 90 percent of infected with smallpox are children of Roma origin, Darik was informed by the chief health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev.
The specialist said an epidemic would not have occurred if the immunization coverage was 95 per cent. At present, however, about 91 percent of the population are vaccinated in Bulgaria.
By comparison, Dr. Kunchev reminded that infected this year are tens of times less than those infected in 2010, when we also had an epidemic of measles. “We are currently in sixth …read more
Source: Novinite
