The hospital says the patient is improving and his close relatives have been vaccinated. The symptoms to watch for, when to call SNS 24, and who the DGS says should have the measles vaccine.
The DGS's 2025 register shows a stable total, short waits, 2,455 women sent by public hospitals to a private clinic, and a foreign share it says tracks births.
The DGS lists what creches should stop serving, from Maria biscuits and rice drinks to growing-up milks, and asks them to give mothers a private place to breastfeed and to store expressed milk safely.
Portugal AVC now runs 25 mutual help groups and meets in Abrantes on Saturday. Emergency stroke treatment has grown sharply in a decade, but survivors say the therapy that follows is patchy and carers fill the gap.
A new DGS orientation signed by director-general Rita Sá Machado names Curry Cabral and São João as adult reference hospitals for suspect Ebola cases and Dona Estefânia for children, with INEM handling transport and INSA Ricardo Jorge confirming diagnoses.
Portugal's DGS reinforced imported-case detection on 18 May after the WHO classed the Congolese Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a PHEIC. 8 confirmed, 246 suspected, 80 deaths in Ituri with a case chain into Kampala — but European risk is held at 'very low'.
ULSBA confirmed on Monday 18 May 2026 three epidemiologically-linked measles cases across the Concelho de Beja since early April, with nearly 500 risk contacts identified, 120+ post-exposure vaccinations administered, and Bruno Pinto Rebelo classifying the cluster as a surto.
