Portugal today confirmed three new cases of measles, two in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo and one in Madeira, bringing the total number of cases registered since January 11 to 12, indicated the Directorate-General for Health (DGS).
According to a statement from the DGS, the new cases relate to two men and one woman, between 15 and 34 years old, “with no evidence of measles vaccination”.
For the first time since January 11, a case was confirmed outside mainland Portugal.
In total, since this date, five cases of measles have been confirmed in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, six in the North region and one in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The first confirmed case was a 20-month-old baby who was not resident in Portugal and was not vaccinated.