Epidemiological Update, Measles (20 August 2018)

Abstract

Between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 33 of 2018, a total of 5,004 confirmed measles cases, including 68 deaths, were reported in 11 countries in the Region of the Americas: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case), Argentina (8 cases), Brazil (1,237 cases, including 6 deaths), Canada (19 cases), Colombia (60 cases), Ecuador (17 cases), Guatemala (1 case), Mexico (5 cases), Peru (4 cases), the United States (107 cases), and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (3,545 cases, including 62 deaths).

Entre las semanas epidemiológicas (SE) 1 y la SE 33 de 2018 se notificaron 5.004 casos confirmados de sarampión, incluidas 68 defunciones, en 11 países de la Región de las Américas: Antigua y Barbuda (1 caso), Argentina (8 casos), Brasil (1.237 casos, incluido 6 defunciones), Canadá (19 casos), Colombia (60 casos), Ecuador (17 casos), Estados Unidos de América (107 casos), Guatemala (1 caso), México (5 casos), Perú (4 casos) y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (3.545 casos, incluido 62 defunciones).