PAHO Issues High-Risk Alerts for Measles Cases
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The number of cases of measles registered in the Americas region in 2026 is already the highest in 22 years, alerted the Pan-American Health Organization (OPAS), a regional arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new report. Opas calls for countries to strengthen vaccination, epidemiological surveillance and rapid response to outbreaks.
Until July 18, the American continent recorded 47,459 confirmed cases of measles in 16 countries and one territory, including 44 deaths recorded in three nations, highlighted the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). When issuing a new epidemiological alert, it explained that this represents “more than three times the total recorded in 2025”, when 15,000 11 cases were reported in 15 countries and 32 deaths in three nations. The region has the…
Opas calls for increased vaccination and alert to very high risk in the face of increased cases and deaths in the region
In a new epidemiological alert, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) asked the countries of the region to strengthen vaccination, health surveillance and rapid response to persistent transmission and increased cases, which already reached levels not seen in 22 years. He explained that until July 18, the region [...] The PAHO article calls for strengthening measles vaccination in America first appeared in: 88.9 News.
The Americas are experiencing a worrying escalation of measles cases that has already made 2026 the worst year for the disease in the region since 2004. As of July 18, 47,459 infections had been confirmed and at least 44 people had died, according to data released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The number of infections almost triples the 15,011 cases recorded throughout 2025, while deaths also exceed those reported last year, wh…
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological warning and asked the countries of the Americas to strengthen vaccination against measles, after the cases tripled over last year. As of 2026, the continent accumulates 47,500 confirmed infections in 16 countries and 44 deaths in three nations, the largest record in more than two decades. The figure far exceeds that of all 2025, when 15,000 cases were reported in 15 countries …
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