Bangkok – the USA registered their first death from the Oder since 2015 this week, as a child who was not vaccinated, died in The Odra explosion in the Western Western Texas.
Usually, most American cases are brought to the country by people who traveled abroad. Until now, state officials in Texas have reported 124 cases. New Mexico reported nine.
Experts point to a decrease in vaccination indicators from the Odra around the world since the Covid-19 pandemic. In the United States, most of the states are now below 95% vaccination threshold for preschoolers – The level needed to protect the community against the Odra epidemic.
Great Britain reported 2911 confirmed cases of the Oder in 2024, the highest number of cases recorded every year, from 2012.
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The cases of the Odra in the United States last year were almost twice as much as for all 2023, raising concerns about a child virus preventive. Health officials Confirmed cases of measles In at least 18 states in 2024, including New York, Philadelphia and Chicago.
“Odra is a threat everywhere anywhere,” say American Center for Disease Control on its website.
Here is a low look at the global situation of the Oder.
Are the Odra explosions common outside the USA?
According to the World Health Organization, about 10.3 million people were infected in 2023 and 107,500 died. Most of them are unvaccinated people or children under the age of five. Cases were most often occurred in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where the income is low and health services are not sufficient.
In places where measles were largely eliminated, cases spread by travelers from other countries.
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While the measles associated with the Odra decreased slightly in 2023, the number of epidemic increased. The main explosions took place in 57 countries in 2023, including India and Indonesia, Russia, Yemen and Iraq. The largest number of cases in 2023 was 311,500 in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
What is the impact of vaccinations?
The global childhood vaccination rate has dropped in recent years, to 83% in 2023 from 86% in 2019, partly due to vaccination and healthcare disturbances due to pandemic.
WHO estimates that vaccinations have helped to prevent over 60 million deaths around the world in the years 2000–2023, as shots escalate to escalate arrows for more people. In 2000, it is estimated that 800,062 people died of measles. Before introducing the vaccine in 1963, the main epidemics caused about 2.6 million deaths a year.
Odra is so infectious that 95% immunity is required to prevent an epidemic, says WHO. In other words, he infects about 9 out of 10 people revealed if they do not have immunity.
What international efforts are in the process of preventing an epidemic?
WHO and others support the effort called “Agenda Immunization 2021-2030” to press the Odra elimination.
Independent experts announced America -free America in 2016, but this status was lost in 2018 due to the Odra epidemic in Brazil and Venezuela. Experts say that reduced vaccination indicators undermine efforts to fully eliminate the disease.
Global health organizations and other groups have increased their efforts to accelerate vaccination programs and closure of gaps in prevention.
