A case of measles at the Ginberg thermal baths

On the evening of February 13, a guest who had already been infected but later fell ill was present in the Geinberg thermal baths at the Innviertel – the Ried district administration reported this on Friday. Due to the high contagiousness of the disease, swimmers can become infected. BH therefore advises people who do not have immunity through measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations or who have had measles to monitor their health.

These are signs of disease

She said that if signs of illness such as high temperature, dry cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis and nasopharyngitis appear by March 5, you should contact your family doctor immediately.

The World Health Organization sounded the alarm this week about the sharp increase in the number of measles cases: Last year, more than 306,000 measles cases were reported worldwide, the WHO announced Tuesday in Geneva. This represents a 79 percent increase compared to 2022. According to the Food Health and Safety Agency (AGES), as of February 21, there have been 129 confirmed cases of measles in Austria since the beginning of the year. In 2023, 186 infections were recorded.

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