Ukraine warn fans to get vaccinated against measles ahead of Euro 2012
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Updated: Wednesday, 18 Apr 2012 18:17
The Olympic Stadium in Kyiv which will host the final of Euro 2012 on 1 July
Ukraine which will co-host Euro 2012 has urged fans to get vaccinated against measles before visiting, the Kyiv Post newspaper reported on Wednesday.
“If you plan to come to Ukraine, please get vaccinated at home,” the newspaper quoted Oleksandr Kravchuk, deputy head of the state sanitary and epi-demiological service, as saying.
“The situation with measles is unfavourable in our country.”
The European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), reported a measles over 5,000 last month.
An outbreak was concentrated in the western part of the country bordering on Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
“The epidemic is expected to accelerate and spread geographically during the peak transmission season for measles from February to June,” said a spokesperson for the ECDC.
England will play their Euro 2012 group games in Ukraine, with a quarter-final tie in the country lined-up if the Republic finish second in their group.