Measles Resurgence in Americas Raises Concerns Before World Cup
PAHO said 20,000 cases and 25 deaths this year make mass gatherings a higher-risk setting as the tournament nears.
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The transmission of measles dropped more than 80 percent from the highest peak recorded in mid-February, when in a week a thousand 196 cases were confirmed. Between 17 and 23 May the figure was 229, that is, the outbreak is still active, according to the report of the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health (Ssa).
PAHO calls for reform of the activities of Monitoring and vaccination against sarampin in the face of the first World Cup of Football.
June 3.- Faced with the mobility of 5.5 million people in the three host nations of the 2026 Football World Cup, there is a latent risk of transmission of infectious diseases, from respiratory diseases such as measles, dengue, influenza and covid, to gastrointestinal diseases such as hepatitis A, typhoid fever and traveler's diarrhea, Rosa María Wong Chew, head of the Clinical Research Branch of the Faculty of Medicine of UNAM, warned. On the ev…
As countries prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging health authorities to strengthen surveillance, vaccination, and rapid response to a measles outbreak that has already resulted in 20,521 confirmed cases and 25 deaths in the region.
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