Friday, 7 February 2025, 13:53
The Junta de Andalucía’s Ministry of Health has activated the surveillance and alert protocol for measles after an outbreak of the disease was detected in a Costa del Sol nursery, the name of which has not yet been revealed.
According to sources, the disease has been detected in three children. Two of them are twin brothers, 24 months, while the third is 14 months old. As all three are from the same day care centre, health officials believe that there has been transmission between them. The nationality of the three youngsters is not known at this stage.
The protocol assesses the situation as an outbreak, given that all three cases originated in the same nursery. Tests are being carried out in a laboratory, at the same time as an epidemiological investigation is…