Preschool children in Umeå offered
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Preschool children in Umeå offered measles antibodies after confirmed infection

Children at the Klumpen preschool in Umeå have been offered treatment with antibodies against measles at Norrland University Hospital, local media report.

At the same time, the hospital is continuing its contact tracing after an employee at the preschool was confirmed to have been infected with the virus.

According to the hospital's infectious disease physician, people who may have been exposed to the infection and who lack protection against measles should stay home.

The measles infection at the preschool has been confirmed after the summer outbreak of measles linked to the Urkult Festival in Näsåker in Sollefteå municipality.

According to the latest update from the Public Health Agency of Sweden, 36 cases of measles linked to this year's Urkult Festival have been confirmed. Most of those infected were unvaccinated.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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