Measles outbreak in our outpatient clinic [First report]

We would like to inform you that patients who visited our hospital on Tuesday, May 7th, Wednesday, May 2025th, and Thursday, May 5th, 6, were diagnosed with measles.

The possible periods of infection are as follows:

■Tuesday, May 2025, 5 6:21-21:0
■Wednesday, May 2025, 5 7:13-36:17
■May 2025, 5 (Thursday) 8:9 a.m. to 11:12 p.m.

For those who stayed at our hospital during the above times

In the future,Symptoms that suggest measlesIf any of the following symptoms appear, please contact the hospital's main telephone number or the dedicated line for suspected measles patients.
If you are instructed to undergo medical examination, please follow the instructions and do not enter the hospital.

*Weekdays (8:30-17:XNUMX）
　Dedicated line for suspected measles patients: 029-851-4927
*Holidays and nighttime
　Hospital main phone number: 029-851-3511

What is measles?

[Cause] It is caused by infection with the measles virus.
[Incubation period (time from contact to onset of symptoms)] Approximately 10 to 12 days (maximum 21 days).
【Symptoms that suggest measles] Contact with a measles patientAbout 10 days later, cold-like symptoms such as a fever of about 38°C, cough, and runny nose lasted for 2 to 4 days.,After that, a rash appeared along with a high fever of nearly 39°C.You must to do something before you go on.
[Diagnosis] For patients with measles symptoms, doctors may decide to test blood, throat swabs, urine, etc. There are no tests that can determine whether or not a patient is infected when they are asymptomatic.
[Treatment] There is no specific treatment for measles. Treatment will depend on the symptoms, such as the use of antipyretics.
[Routes of infection] Reports of infection include airborne, droplet, and contact.

[Ibaraki Prefecture Press Release]

Regarding the occurrence of measles patients

2025/ 5/ 9
Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital Director Mototsugu Kono
Infection Control Committee Chairman Hirokazu Ishikawa

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