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The aim of the study was to identify the clinical and epidemiological features of measles at the present stage. In 2018-19, 787 patients were hospitalized with a diagnosis of measles. In all cases, the diagnosis was confirmed by the detection of M class antibodies against measles virus in the blood. 592 (75.2%) were adult patients and 24.8% - the children. Our clinical cases analysis fully confirms the importance of the measures that the National Center for Diseases Control provides to prevent further spread of the disease. Creation of an immune layer against measles in the community by vaccinating not only children, but the adult population.
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