Coahuila: Measles Cases Are on the Rise; 184 Are Likely

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Tijuana, July 23.– After the measles outbreak in Chihuahua –with more than 3,000 cases linked to Mennonite anti-vaccination communities–, Baja California intensified epidemiological surveillance at borders and urban areas to prevent contagion, the State Health Secretariat reported. State Secretary of Health José Adrián Medina Amarillas, noted that although no cases have been presented so far in the entity, geographical proximity to Chihuahua for…

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With information from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE), it is concluded that northern Mexico concentrates the majority of measles cases. At the end of July 21, there are 3,533 confirmed cases accumulated in the country.