he measles outbreak The number of people affected continues to grow since it was discovered on October 20th. This Wednesday, the Directorate General of Public Health of the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) confirmed that: 24 people have already been infected Three new cases have been confirmed in recent days, but no further information has been provided in this regard.
It was on Monday of this week that the number of infected people increased to 21, including 14 adults and 7 children. So far they have 19 positive cases on La Palma islandThe island where the outbreak was confirmed. There is also 3 on Tenerife, 2 on Gran CanariaAll are reportedly suffering from mild symptoms, but state. Because this virus is highly contagious, more cases are expected to be detected in the coming days.
Since the Directorate General of Public Health became aware of the allegations, safety protocols have been activated, in constant communication and coordination with the Health Services Management Department of the La Palma Health District. Contact assessment, monitoring and control This is to try to curb the spread of the disease. In this context, it is recalled that appropriate follow-up continues to be carried out on those who have come into contact with confirmed cases.
In the Canary Islands in 2024, 7 itemsFive of the cases were related to imports or cases from outside the island, and two cases had unknown causes. Registered in 2025 two casesone is imported and the other is unknown. In addition, two other vaccine cases have occurred as side effects after administering the vaccine. In both cases, the disease had mild symptoms and the minors had no complications.
The Directorate General of Public Health emphasizes the importance of: receive both vaccines Vaccination against measles is included in vaccination schedules to achieve individualized immunization and prevent infection of people who cannot receive the vaccine for any reason.
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