Epidemiological Update, Measles (20 July 2018)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Sarampión (20 julio 2018)
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Between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 28 of 2018, 2,472 confirmed measles cases were reported by 11 countries in the Region of the Americas: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case), Argentina (5 cases), Brazil (677 cases), Canada (19 cases), Colombia (40 cases), Ecuador (17 cases), Guatemala (1 case), Mexico (5 cases), Peru (3 cases), the United States (91 cases), and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (1,613 cases). Following is a summary of the current outbreaks in the Americas. Entre las semanas epidemiológicas (SE) 1 y la SE 28 de 2018 se notificaron 2.472 casos confirmados de sarampión en 11 los países de la Región de las Américas: Antigua y Barbuda (1 caso), Argentina (5 casos), Brasil (677casos), Canadá (19 casos), Colombia (40 casos), Ecuador (17 casos), Estados Unidos de América (91 casos), Guatemala (1 caso), México (5 casos), Perú (3 casos) y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (1.613 casos). A continuación, se presenta un resumen de los brotes activos en la Región de las Américas.
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