Mongolia's total measles cases top 4,000

30/5/2025 14:57

Mongolia has recorded 335 new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 4,274, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.



Meanwhile, 114 more measles patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,793, the NCCD said in a statement.



According to Mongolian doctors, the majority of new measles infections were among children aged 10-14 who had only one shot of the measles vaccine.



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 immunization.