As America Over the years, the struggle to overcome the worst measles outbreak has spread matters in Mexico. One in Report of April 25The Mexican Ministry of Health said that 583 certified cases have been reported in the country this year, 560 of which have been recorded in the state of Chaihava. According to the Pan American Health Organization, on April 27, the Chaihava Health Secretariat increased the number of certified cases of the state to 713. In comparison, in comparison, the Pan American Health Organization reported. Only 7 certified cases In 2024 the whole Mexico.
The spread of the Chihova is partly due to close proximity to Texas, which is connected to the north. A major outbreak has been spreading in the US state since the end of January, and matters have been in Mexico North of the border is connected to them. America has recorded 884 This year, certified cases of measles, more than 285 in 2024, as well as three deaths from the disease. Of this year’s affairs in the United States, 646 have been in Texas.
To try to prevent further spread of measles virus in Mexico, its Ministry of Health has released a Travel warning For the United States and Canada, where matters have also increased rapidly. The Ministry advises travelers to ensure that they are the latest with their vaccine, follow social distance, wear masks, and wash their hands frequently.
The decline of the vaccination level has also helped to increase Mexico’s affairs, as they have in the United States. In 98 % of US affairs this year, the patient – whether an adult or child – had no history of vaccination against measles. In early April, it was reported that a 31 -year -old man was killed against measles in Chihova.
Since the measles is extremely contagious, too high rates of vaccination against it – 95 % – are required in communities to prevent the virus from spreading. But vaccination rates in Mexico are deteriorating. It is believed that children get two doses of measles vaccine, first usually between 12 and 15 months, and the second in the next few years. According to WHO, in 2023 Only 76 % Mexico received measles vaccine in children under 2 years of age.
If prices do not improve, it can give the disease a chance to re -localize the disease in North America. According to a analysis of Epidemiologists from Stanford University, at current state -level vaccination rates in the United States, measles can re -establish itself and remain permanently in the country over the next two decades. As a result, 2500 people will be killed in the next 25 years.
In response to an urgent need to reverse Mexico’s reduced vaccination coverage, the Ministry of Health has launched a national vaccination week, which is the country’s first nationwide vaccination campaign since the Covade 19 pandemic diseases. From April 26 to May 3, the project is to promote vaccine levels in the most dangerous group of measles: 1 to 9 years of age. The ministry hopes that 1.8 million children are expected to be vaccinated with their shots by offering unpaid vaccines to hospitals, clinics, schools and health centers, with their shots.
In Mexico, measles are being subjected to only one disease: children over the age of 4 are also being offered DPT (Dutheria, Protes, and tetanus) vaccine, and a pneumococcal booster is being offered at the age of 12 months. Adults, adults over the age of 60, and pregnant women are also being invited to get a specific vaccine that they may also need.
Measles is a viral disease, and is considered the most infectious part of the world. It spreads mostly in children. It transmits the affected nose or circulatory secretion and through the air through the air, and it initially affects the respiratory tract. The symptoms include a high fever, cough, abundant nasal discharge and skin that spreads throughout the body. The complications can include blindness, nausea (brain inflammation), diarrhea, dehydration, ear infections and pneumonia. In severe cases, this can be fatal.
This story originally appeared Wired Nspol And it has been translated from Spanish.
