Measles and whooping cough cases slowing down in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Sanitary and Epidemiological Control Committee affirmed on Wednesday the epidemiological situation remained stable across the country in the six months of this year, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The Committee said case numbers in 31 infectious diseases slowed down, with measles cases dropping 12.1fold, whooping cough cases – 6.8fold, Hepatitis A cases – 2.4fold, coronavirus cases – 2.1fold, giardiasis cases – 30%, and ascaridosis cases – 20%.
"In the reporting period, there were no cases of 24 infections, including plague, cholera, diphtheria, polio, typhoid, and paratyphoid fever".
Under the national immunization schedule, over 336,000 children were vaccinated for measles and up to 480,000 for whooping cough, with the necessary vaccination coverage reached.
The Committee added 148,444 girls received one dose of HPV vaccines and 86,745 girls – both doses.
Earlier, it was reported whooping cough cases soar in Japan, yearly tally tops 40,000.