Acre confirms two cases of measles in Peruvian patients treated in Rio Branco

According to a note released by the Acre State Department of Health (Sesacre), the patients are an 11-month-old child and a 30-year-old woman, residents of Puerto Maldonado, Peru. (See the full text at the end of the report)

Before being treated in the capital of Acre, the two passed through the municipalities of Assis Brasil and Brasileia, on the border with the neighboring country.

The confirmation was made by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a national reference laboratory, after initial RT-PCR tests had already indicated the presence of the virus.

The government of Acre, through the State Department of Health (Sesacre), informs that the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), a national reference laboratory, confirmed the two cases of measles previously reported as suspected, this Thursday, 8th. The patients are an 11-month-old child and a 30-year-old woman, residing in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, and treated in Rio Branco after passing through Assis Brasil and Brasileia.

The confirmation follows the initial RT-PCR results, which had already detected the virus. With the conclusion of the confirmatory analysis, the two cases are now classified as confirmed for measles.

The epidemiological investigation remains ongoing to determine the likely site of infection, identify possible exposures and monitor people who had contact with the patients. The information collected so far points to possible infection outside the territory of Acre. The definitive classification as imported cases depends on the conclusion of this investigation.