Overview
- Mexico has recorded 4,915 confirmed measles cases and 22 deaths as of October 13, according to the Health Secretariat’s daily outbreak report.
- Chihuahua remains the epicenter with about 4,386 cases and 21 deaths, but officials report days with zero new cases after administering over 1 million doses in the state and more than 10 million nationally, with 14 states completing two surveillance periods without recurrence.
- Durango reported its first measles fatality, an 18-year-old woman from Chihuahua who was working as a seasonal farmworker, and authorities initiated contact tracing and vaccination reinforcement.
- Jalisco is seeing recent weekly increases centered in Arandas, and health alerts followed detections beyond the initial farmworker cohort; Guerrero continues under close monitoring.
- Regional transmission risks persist as the United States reports 1,563 cases this year and more than 150 unvaccinated students in Spartanburg, South Carolina were placed under a 21-day quarantine after exposure.