The Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje informs that four patients who contracted measles are in critical condition.

A total of 33 patients with the highly transmittable disease are cared for in the Clinic. Five were treated yesterday, two of whom were admitted.

Measles are especially dangerous when combined with other conditions. One of the critical patients, a 16 year old girl, is in a life threatening condition as she also suffers from cerebral palsy and has contracted pneumonia.

A sharp drop in vaccination levels contributed to the spread of measles across the country.