Epidemiological Update, Measles (6 April 2018)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Sarampión (6 abril 2018)
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Since the last Epidemiological Update for measles1 issued by the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) on 16 March 2018, two additional countries in the Region of the Americas have confirmed measles cases: Argentina (1 case) and Ecuador (1 case). This brings the total number of countries with confirmed measles cases since the beginning of 2018 until epidemiological week (EW) 14 to 11. This figure is higher than in 2017, when four countries reported confirmed measles cases in the Region: Argentina (3 cases), Canada (45), the United States of America (120), and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (727 cases). Desde la última Actualización Epidemiológica emitida por la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/ OMS) el 16 de marzo de 2018, dos nuevos países de la Región de las Américas confirmaron casos de sarampión: Argentina (1 caso) y Ecuador (1 caso). De esa manera, se elevó a 11 el número de países que notificaron casos confirmados de sarampión en 2018 hasta la semana epidemiológica 14. Esta cifra es superior a lo registrado en 2017 cuando cuatro países notificaron casos confirmados de sarampión: Argentina (3 casos), Canadá (45 casos), los Estados Unidos de América (120 casos) y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (727 casos).
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