Two Cases of Measles Reported at Russian-Armenian University
Reports of measles cases spreading at Russian-Armenian University surfaced as early as August. Recently, similar information circulated, indicating a new increase in measles cases at the university.
The university informed that, currently, there are confirmed cases of measles among two students from two different faculties. Professors and students who had contact with them have switched to remote learning.
One of the students mentioned that initially, a 21-day remote learning period was announced. However, after two days, they were informed that classes had resumed.
We had shared classes with one of the affected faculties. After measles was confirmed in that faculty, they switched to remote classes, but our faculty did not. Now, those shared classes are held online since they cannot attend in person, said the student.
Our information suggests that some subjects are taught jointly across faculties, indicating that an outbreak in one faculty could potentially spread to others. Health Ministry spokesperson Mariam Tsatryan clarified that specialists have conducted awareness sessions at Russian-Armenian University and administered preventive vaccinations. She added that while the switch to remote learning is managed by the university, an official quarantine requires measles cases to be registered in Armenia, with a specific number of infections.
In general, there is no increase in measles cases in the country. The measles infection at Russian-Armenian University was brought from Georgia. The two infected students have since returned to Georgia. According to our information, their measles diagnosis was confirmed in Georgia, and they did not seek medical help or testing for measles at any center in Armenia, Tsatryan noted.
She once again urged residents to seek medical attention and get vaccinated if they experience symptoms such as fever or rash.