Overview
- OPS warned that measles spread is rising in the Americas and urged a stronger vaccination push before the 2026 World Cup.
- Mexico leads the outbreak with 16,096 confirmed cases this season, while the United States has 1,748 and Canada 789, according to the regional bulletin.
- OPS said control requires at least 95% coverage with two doses across all areas, noting that 93% of recent cases were unvaccinated.
- Health agencies are staging Vaccination Week in the Americas with plans to deliver about 90 million doses across 21 countries.
- Officials said Mexico’s outbreak remains active because the country has not gone 12 weeks without a case, and they urged containment within 72 hours of detection plus stronger surveillance and genomic tracking.