Shortly Before the World Cup: Measles Outbreak Leads to Health Crisis in Mexico

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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A measles outbreak in the USA has spread to Mexico, where the virus has now triggered a health crisis – a few weeks before the World Cup.

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The outbreak affects 11 states and generates health alerts. An outbreak of measles accumulated since last year has caused the death of 40 people in Mexican territory after four new deaths have been recorded in recent weeks. Health authorities confirmed thousands of infections through the national epidemiological surveillance system, triggering alarms due to the rate of spread that this viral condition has shown. The official epidemiological repo…