Children Among Four Dead in Mexican Measles Outbreak

Children among four dead in Mexican measles outbreak

A measles outbreak in Mexico has left four people dead this year, including three unvaccinated children, authorities said.

The outbreak of measles that plagues Mexico totals 1,003 confirmed cases throughout the country, with the highest incidence rate in the State of Chihuahua, according to the Ministry of Health. The northern State has reported 47 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours and has reported the death of two more children due to complications resulting from the virus. One was 7 years old and the other was an 11-month-old baby, both members of the Mennonite…

Mexico City.- Measles in Mexico has already spread in 17 entities of the country and to date has led to four deaths. So far, a thousand 582 cases have been confirmed, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Health. Of these cases, 48 per cent are men and 52 per cent are women. The main age group affected is from 0 to 4 years, followed by 25 to 29 years and then 30 to 34 years. Of the four deaths reported, three have been reported in Ch…

The Mexican Ministry of Health (SSA) informs the public that the measles outbreak in the country is worsening: deaths increased from one to four, and confirmed cases rose from 1,152 to XXXX. In fact, the SSA reported on Monday, May 19, that Quintana Roo reported its first confirmed case […]

The state of Chihuahua faces a notable increase in measles cases. The increase has been such that, according to the State Health Secretariat, the entity has even exceeded the number of cases reported throughout the United States. According to the cut made on May 22, 2025, a thousand 537 cases have been confirmed distributed in 37 municipalities, with a balance of three deaths. Health authorities pointed out that more and more municipalities in t…

Patricia Rodríguez Calva On May 21, four deaths and a thousand 629 cases of measles were confirmed in Mexico. Chihuahua was the entity that recorded the first death, when on April 11 reported the death of a 31-year-old man. Now, it added two more cases: an 11-month-old baby and a 7-year-old boy, both belonging to the Mennonite community. Sonora also reported the death of a year-and-a-half-year-old girl in the municipality of Cajeme. It should be…