US EditionPAHO Calls for Increased Surveillance Amid Rising Measles Cases in the Americas
Mexico accounts for 740 of 1,031 measles cases in the Americas, with 78% unvaccinated; urgent vaccination efforts include 2,000 new modules in Mexico City, PAHO says.
- On Wednesday, the Pan American Health Organization issued a new epidemiological alert after a 43-fold measles surge in the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest concentration.
- PAHO says the surge stems from a global measles resurgence and persistent immunization gaps, with only 33% of countries reaching the 95% threshold for the first vaccine dose and most recent cases involving unvaccinated people.
- In affected areas, officials reported mobile clinics at airports and bus terminals, and Mayor Clara Brugada launched vaccination modules in the capital this week.
- Amid those trends, Canada’s loss of measles-free status means the United States and Mexico could soon follow, while both governments requested a two-month extension complicated by the Trump administration’s January withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
- Reinforcing second-dose coverage is essential because infants under one face the highest incidence while adolescents and young adults account for the largest cases, with months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert for measles in the Americas on Tuesday. The increase in contagion, 43 times more than in the first three weeks of January last year, has forced PAHO to call on the countries of the region to intensify surveillance and vaccination to prevent further outbreaks. According to data from the international organization, Mexico leads confirmed cases of measles in 2026 with 7…
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(MedPage Today) -- MEXICO CITY -- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a new epidemiological alert following a surge of measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers. It also called for urgent vaccination...
The PAHO report that Mxico concentrates 71% of the cases of sarampi, since it has 740 of the 31 thousand confirmed in the region of Am rich.
Mexico City.- Of the 1,31 confirmed cases of measles in the Americas region, Mexico concentrates 71 percent with 740 reports, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). These are confirmed cases between epidemiological weeks one and three of 2026. A new PAHO alert specifies that Mexico, the country with the highest number of cases, is followed by the United States with 171; Canada with 67; Guatemala with 41; Bolivia with 10 and Ur…
On Wednesday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported a new epidemiological alert on measles in the Americas to the increase in cases in the region, with Mexico at the head, and urged governments to intensify vaccination by noting that 78 percent of new cases occurred in unvaccinated people.This entity's warning comes after last November Canada lost the status of a measles-free country and when both the United States and Mexico coul…
The United Nations regional health agency warned that 78 per cent of confirmed patients were not vaccinated.
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