They investigate possible massive exposure to measles in Shakira concert in the United States

New York – The New Jersey State Health Department (USA) reported on Tuesday that it investigates a possible mass exposure to measles after a person with this viral disease attended the Shakira concert last Thursday in the Metlife state (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 that calls your doctor is recommended to have contracted your doctor before going to any medical office or emergency service to receive treatment, so that special measures can be taken to prevent greater propagation, authorities stressed 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 encephalitis, according to authorities.

This Shakira concert was the second stop of the tour ‘Women no longer cry’ in the USA and it was in the largest enclosure in the New York area, the Metlife stadium (about 82,000 seats) of New Jersey. EFE