The medical coordinator of the Center for Health, Dr. José Casas Rentz has confirmed an outbreak of measles in Jumilla is complete.
This is stated in a press release in which he states that "the last 6 weeks has not been declared, and confirmed no new cases of measles, either within or outside the municipality, having successfully evolved individuals who have suffered the disease, we can conclude that the outbreak of measles in the days of the date is over. "
Councilman José Luis Monreal Health has welcomed the end of this outbreak of measles in Jumilla suffered last spring "I congratulate the Health Center professionals, and the coordination that we have between the Department and Health Ministry (AUDIO).
Similarly, Dr. Casas acknowledges the "great willingness and cooperation of the authorities, the consistory and media Jumilla and province, for the timely dissemination and disclosure of relevant preventive measures at all times during the development of infectious process ".
He also thanked "the collaboration of the Department of Epidemiology of the Health Council of Murcia, without whose cooperation and assistance estimable of its leaders, our work would not have been possible and finished as efficiently."
Lastly, he expressed gratitude "to the hard work and dedication of all professionals in the Primary Care Team Health Center Jumilla.
Finally, remember that "we remain available to all persons holding any questions regarding this issue or any other."
Visitation Garcia, a specialist in Preventive Medicine and Public Health reported in due course, "The first case was detected in February and was in a Bulgarian-born child, from there it spread to relatives and then to other children."
Until that time there were about 90 cases.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla