The epidemics of the measles is back to Ukraine. During the last week the number of the ill has increased to more than a thousand.
Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia, Odessa, Lviv and Chernivtsi regions have the most cases recorded. However, the ministry of healthcare states that there is no problem with vaccination. The outbreaks of the disease are cyclic. They occur once in 5-6 years.
There is no remedy from the infection. The best way to prevent the disease is vaccination. Comparing with the previous year the number of the ill has increased in 2.5 times. There are some fatal cases – eight people died, six of them were children.