The number of measles cases in the outbreak has increased 0 13

One case has not yet been confirmed by the laboratory, the center reported.

Earlier, on March 27, there were reports of 29 cases.

According to data from the SPKC, ten children aged six to ten years have fallen ill, eleven aged eleven to fifteen years, and one case is aged sixteen to twenty years.

All the others are adults, including one aged thirty-one to thirty-five years, two aged thirty-six to forty years, three aged forty-one to forty-five years, and another three aged forty-six to fifty years.

As reported, a significant portion of the infected are students of the Riga Waldorf School.

The SPKC urges parents and family doctors to check the vaccination status of children. According to the vaccination schedule, the first vaccination is administered at twelve to fifteen months of age, and revaccination is done at seven years.

If vaccination was not carried out at the appropriate age, it can be received as a state-funded medical service until the age of twenty-five.

The SPKC reminds that measles is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily spreads through airborne droplets from the respiratory tract, capable of remaining in the air of indoor spaces. Thus, infection is possible not only through direct contact with an infected person but also by being in a room where a person with measles has been in the last two hours.

If characteristic symptoms of measles appear—fever, runny nose, cough, red eyes, and later a red spotted rash on the skin—it is strongly recommended to stay at home, contact a doctor, report the possible risk of infection, and strictly follow the doctor's instructions.