Brazillian measles update, regional update 

The latest PAHO measles summary for the year to 18th of June 19 notes that in the previous seven weeks ‘there has been a 70% increase in the total number of confirmed cases of measles reported, with 7 countries and territories reporting additional confirmed cases: Brazil (923 cases), Canada (17 cases), Colombia (50 cases), Curaçao (1 case), Mexico (1 case), the United States (128 cases), and Venezuela (85 cases)’. So far this year, the USA (current outbreaks in California, New York, Texas and Washington) and Brazil (Bahía, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo have active outbreaks) have recorded the highest number of infections. Read more.

Affected Regions

North America
South America