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US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026
With fewer than four months to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the United States, Canada and Mexico —the tournament’s three host countries— are reporting significant measles resurgences, a highly contagious disease that had been pushed back across the region through routine immunization. Health authorities and international bodies are urging stronger vaccination and surveillance as public trust in vaccine guidance frays.
Buenos Aires, 17 February (NA) — The death of 28 people in Mexico as a result of an outbreak of measles triggered alarms in that country and also in its neighboring United States, as well as in Canada, according to an international media report. A single region of the United States, South Carolina, is close to reaching the 1,000 cases, details the report of France 24 referring to the three countries mentioned. Canada, for its part, lost its rati…
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