They investigate a possible mass exposure to measles at a Shakira concert in the United States
The New Jersey State Health Department (USA) has reported on Tuesday to investigate a possible mass exposure to measles After a person with this viral disease attended the Shakira concert last Thursday in Metlife (East Rutherford, New Jersey).
The authorities added that the person lives outside the state of New Jersey and that there is the possibility that this large -scale exposure has been given between May 15 from 7:30 p.m. local time at one at dawn the next day, the time interval in which the event was extended and the exit of it.
Anyone who believes having contracted measles to call your doctor is recommended to go to any medical office or emergency service to receive treatment, so that special measures can be taken to prevent greater propagationN, authorities emphasized to ask the population to also keep up with their vaccines.
The virus spreads easily through the air but, so far, no new cases have been reported in New Jersey.
The symptoms of measles, which include coughing, nasal secretion, eye inflammation, sore throat, fever and the usual red rashes, do not appear up to ten or fourteen days after exposure.
Serious measles complications may include pneumonia or encephalitisaccording to the authorities.
This Shakira concert was the second stop of the tour Women no longer cry In the US. And it was in the largest enclosure in the New York area, the Metlife stadium (about 82,000 seats) in New Jersey.
