US EditionCanada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: PAHO
Canada reports 4,548 measles cases driven by vaccine coverage at 79%, below the 95% threshold needed to prevent outbreaks, health officials said.
- By August 8, 2025, the Pan American Health Organization had documented a total of 10,139 measles cases reported in a group of ten American countries.
- This exponential increase, a 33-fold rise compared to 311 cases during the same period in 2024, stems from low vaccination rates and outbreaks in multiple regions.
- Canada leads with 4,548 cases mainly in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario, while Mexico and the U.S. face large outbreaks, especially in Chihuahua and 41 U.S. jurisdictions.
- A total of 18 deaths have been reported—14 in Mexico, three in the U.S., and one newborn in Canada—with indigenous populations in Mexico facing a fatality risk that is approximately 20 times greater than that of the overall population.
- PAHO encourages nations to improve regular vaccination efforts and implement focused immunization initiatives aimed at vulnerable populations to effectively respond to the changing nature of this outbreak.
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