By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

In a follow-up report on the measles outbreak in Argentina, the Ministry of Health is now reporting 88 confirmed cases of measles, of which 86 are local 2 and were detected in Spain with two weeks left in 2019.

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The vast majority of cases were locally acquired, according to officials. It is the worst outbreak of the disease registered in the country since 2000 .

The bulk of the cases were recorded in the city of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires province.

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Argentina achieved the status of “measles-free country” in 2000 and was certified in 2016 by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

According to health authorities, genotype D8 was identified and the MVs / Gir Somnath.IND / 42.16 lineage was confirmed in this outbreak.

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