A person who is ill with the measles, participated in a farbrengen in Kfar Chabad last Wednesday, and now, the Ministry of Health reports that persons who are not vaccinated against measles who were in contact with him should report to a ministry office.

The ministry calls on everyone who was present at the “Didan Netzach event” in Kfar Chabad Bet last Wednesday and is not vaccinated, should be checked – as someone who has measles was in attendance.

They are instructed to report to a ministry office without delay to get vaccinated. In addition, the ministry warns anyone developing a fever or rash in the coming weeks should immediately visit his doctor and inform the doctor he was in contact with someone with measles weeks earlier.

Since the ongoing outbreak of measles began in Israel last March, over 2,500 people have been diagnosed with the illness. The peak of the outbreak was in October and November. In the past month, there has been a downward trend in the number of people with the illness.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)