Mongolia's confirmed measles cases exceeds 10,000
The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine.
Mongolia has recorded 232 new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 10,065, according to the country's National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.
Meanwhile, 260 more measles patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 8,405, the NCCD said in a statement.
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The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine, it said.
In this regard, the NCCD advised parents to protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of the measles vaccine.
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease transmitted by respiratory droplets and direct contact.
Common complications include fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat and inflamed eyes.
The disease can be prevented by immunisation.
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