Windhok, 17 September (IANS). The outbreak of measles has increased in the opoo district located in the northwest Kunene area of Namibia. The country’s Health and Social Services Ministry has issued necessary guidelines in view of this. Officials said on Wednesday that 10 out of 20 suspected cases have been tested positive.
Health and Social Services Minister Espire Lavindao said in a statement that the condition of all the patients is stable and no one has died. He further said that according to Namibia’s National Health Guidelines, two laboratories have confirmed several measles cases.
He said that the Ministry has strengthened its monitoring system, has intensified public awareness campaign and has been launched on a large scale vaccination campaign for children from six months to 15 years.
The minister said, “By September 12, a total of 1,525 children had been vaccinated. A district-wide campaign will be carried out from 17 September to 3 October 2025, which aims to vaccinate more than 28,000 children.”
According to Luvindao, most of the strong cases are in which the victim did not have a measles vaccine, and this regular regular hair underlines the importance of vaccination.
According to the report by the news agency Xinhua, he urged parents and carers to ensure that all children have complete vaccination and seek medical help immediately if symptoms like fever and rashes appear.
Measles is a highly infectious disease caused by virus. It spreads easily by an infected person by breathing, coughing or sneezing. It can cause serious illness, complications and even death.
Khasra can happen to anyone, but it is the most common in children.
Measles infects the respiratory system and then spreads throughout the body. Its symptoms include high fever, cough, nose and rashes on the entire body.
The best way to get sick from measles or prevent it from spreading to others is to get vaccinated. This vaccine is safe and helps your body fight viruses.
Prior to the onset of measles vaccine in 1963 and extensive vaccination, there were large epidemics in almost every two to three years and an estimated 26 million people died every year.
There is an estimate that 107,500 people died in 2023 from measles. Most of the children were under five years of age.
Measles symptoms usually begin 10–14 days after exposed to the virus. Small rash or rashes emerging on the body are the most obvious symptoms of this.
The initial symptoms usually last for 4-7 days.
About 7–18 days after infection, grains begin to emerge. It spreads in about 3 days and eventually reaches hands and feet. Usually it lasts for 5-6 days and then gradually disappears.
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