China appealed the suspension of adoptions
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cited Friday six and three confirmed cases of suspected highly contagious disease among children, have been China.A preliminary investigation on monitoring the epidemic, one orphanage, the CDC said in a written statement.
“While control measures are carried out, CDC recommends the adoption of the procedure by children from the orphanage temporarily suspended,” said the statement.
The orphanage, ZhuZhou Child Welfare Institute in Hunan province.
The 26 children were adopted in March China USA.
Four children were probably infectious during their trip, said the statement. The specific flights are available on the website of the CDC.
On 6 April health officials in Seattle and King County, Washington, the laboratory has reported one case of measles confirmed by a newly adopted child and China.
A study identifies as the measles outbreak in nine of 12 children adopted from China in March.
Six of the nine cases were confirmed.
“The adoption of these children is a wonderful experience for so many people,” said CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerber Ding to communication.
“For this experience as safe and healthy as possible for everyone, we prospective parents travel to international adoption of children to ensure that his family and its members are up to date vaccinations.”
The incubation period for measles ranges from one to three weeks.
CDC said it is cooperation with the Chinese Ministry of Health and the Central China Adoption Agency “to initiate measures to control and prevent an epidemic of measles among children adopted, l ‘.
An outbreak of measles, even under enacted in China in 2001 occurred when an epidemic among children adopted abroad causes the USA 14 cases of measles, 10 of the four adopted children and leaders and brothers.
People travelling abroad to adopt children and their contacts budget should ensure whether or measles have been vaccinated.
Measles is a common and often fatal disease in developing countries.
The World Health Organization estimated that in 2001, 30 million to 40 million cases of measles - 745000 of them fatally - in the world occurred. Inflammation of the lung is the leading cause of death among patients with measles.
Since 1993, fewer than 500 cases were reported each year in the USA. A record low of 44 cases were reported in 2002, said the CDC.
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