At the moment, the cases of whooping cough in Bulgaria are about 1300. Of those infected, just over 100 are in hospital and a large part of them have been admitted for medical observation, for more active treatment, to be sure, that there will be no unpleasant consequences. This was stated by the chief state health inspector Assoc. Angel Kunchev in the program “Wake up” on Nova TV.
In his words, the measures that were taken to reduce the age of immunization and the possibility of immunizing pregnant women are starting to have an additional effect, so that there is no widespread spread. Kunchev emphasized that nearly 400 pregnant women have been immunized in recent days.
He advises that the immunization calendar be followed and completed on time.
The whooping cough epidemic is progressing at a relatively low pace. The bacterium finds it difficult to infect non-immune persons, which is why even if small epidemiological outbreaks occur in some schools, they are limited and there is no such wide spread, Kunchev explained.
As for whether a person who has had whooping cough can become infected again, Kunchev was adamant that this is possible, but rather an exception.
Southwestern Bulgaria - Sofia region, Kyustendil, Pernik and Blagoevgrad - has the highest number of infected people. They form over 60% of cases. We do not have an area where we do not have recorded cases of whooping cough. This process will continue at a slow pace, he added.
Ticks are in a bit of a boom this year. The cases of people being bitten by ticks started as early as the end of March. Up to 24 hours after being absorbed, the tick comes off easily, because it is not deeply absorbed into the skin and the possibility that it has transmitted any infection is minimal, Kunchev also said.