Around 2,000 measles cases were registered in Kyrgyzstan, State Sanitary and Epidemiological Control Department doctor Gulzat Dikambaeva said.
Most measles cases were registered in Osh region and Bishkek.
“Most cases were registered among those who refused from planned vaccination,” she said.
50% of measles cases in Bishkek are registered among those who refused from vaccination. There are also children under 1 year, who were not vaccinated yet, since the first measles vaccine is administered since the age of 1 year.
Source : AKIPRESS