Health Ministry says measles patient was at Bnei Brak event last week

The Health Ministry warns the public that a person infected with measles was present at an event last week in Bnei Brak, urging anyone who may have been there to check if they are vaccinated amid a deadly outbreak of the disease.

The ministry said the person was at the Keter HaRimon catering hall on 10 Aharonovich Street from 11 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11.

Guests who were in the hall during this time are asked to ensure that they are vaccinated in accordance with the ministry’s recommendations.

The current outbreak, which began in May, is active throughout the country.

At least eight children have died since the start of the outbreak. All were healthy, younger than two and a half, with no underlying diseases, who had not received the measles vaccine.

The areas currently defined as having an outbreak are Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Harish, Modiin Illit, Nof HaGalil, Kiryat Gat, Ashdod, Safed, Netivot, Haifa, Tiberias, Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, and the West Bank settlement of Tekoa.

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, malaise, runny nose and rash, and it can cause severe and even life-threatening complications.