Epidemiology

Triple jump in cancer patients for 37 years, from 1980 to the 2017. This shows data from the National Center for Public Health and Analysis, which latest data is from two years ago.

Of the 113,336 developed various carcinomas in the 1980s, by 2017 the number of cancer patients in Bulgaria reached 292,721.

Six new cases of measles have been registered on the territory of Kyustendil region for the past week, Surveillance of Contagious Diseases Directorate, Regional Health Inspection - Kyustendil, told Focus Radio, Kyustendil. The first case of the disease was established in March. For April, cases have increased by another six, and last week there were six new cases of measles.

Seven were the measles cases found in Burgas, confirmed for Darik the health inspectorate. Only two new cases have been registered in the last week of April, it is clear from the RHI bulletin.

The first case of measles for this year in the area was from early March.

What the general country report shows - in Bulgaria, the cases of the disease are well over 120.

There are currently 460 measles patients in our country, 20 of which are working in hospitals, the chief state health inspector, Dr. Angel Kunchev, told BNT. He stressed on the need to vaccinate everyone who, for their work, are more exposed to infection - not only medical but also technical and security staff.

Actual cases of infection outweigh the reported, alarmed by the organization, quoted by NOVA TV. 
Measles have risen by 300% worldwide for the first three months of 2019, compared with the same period last year, according to World Health Organization (WHO), quoted by BTA.

After 2014, there is a reduction in deaths caused by cancer, writes NOVA TV. 

The number of measles cases in the country has reached 124, chief national health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev told Focus News Agency. "We have to underline, however, that while new cases emerge, others disappear," Dr. Kunchev explained.

Cases of measles in Bulgaria are increasing. They are already 92. The districts Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Plovdiv, Sofia and Sofia-city are affected.

A total of 51 are the cases of measles in the country at the moment, announced the chief state health inspector Dr. Angel Kunchev in connection with the spread of the infectious disease.

For one day the number of infected patients has increased by five, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

Currently, the total number of officially registered measles cases in Bulgaria is 45. This was announced by the director of the National Center for Contagious and Parasitic Diseases and Epidemiologist Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev.