Epidemiological Update, Measles (21 September 2018)

Abstract

In 2018, as of 21 September, a total of 6,629 confirmed cases of measles, including 72 deaths, have been reported in 11 countries of the Region of the Americas: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case), Argentina (11 cases), Brazil (1,735 cases, including 10 deaths), Canada (22 cases), Colombia (85 cases), Ecuador (19 cases), Guatemala (1 case), Mexico (5 cases), Peru (21 cases), the United States of America (124 cases), and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (4,605 cases, including 62 deaths).

En lo que va de 2018 y hasta el 21 de septiembre se han notificado 6.629 casos confirmados de sarampión, incluidas 72 defunciones, en 11 países de la Región de las Américas: Antigua y Barbuda (1 caso), Argentina (11 casos), Brasil (1.735 casos, incluido 10 defunciones), Canadá (22 casos), Colombia (85 casos), Ecuador (19 casos), Estados Unidos de América (124 casos), Guatemala (1 caso), México (5 casos), Perú (21 casos) y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (4.605 casos, incluido 62 defunciones).