ULAN BATOR, May 17 (Xinhua)-- Mongolia's measles tally surged to 2,076 after 112 new local infections were reported in the past 24 hours, the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, 69 more measles patients have recovered from the disease, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,459, the NCCD said in a statement.
According to Mongolian doctors, the majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine.
The NCCD advised parents to protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of the measles vaccine.
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease transmitted by respiratory droplets and direct contact.
Common complications include fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat and inflamed eyes. The disease can be prevented by immunization. ■
