Epidemiological Alert, Measles outbreaks and implications for the Americas (9 February 2015)
Alerta Epidemiológica, Brotes de sarampión, implicaciones para las Américas (9 febrero 2015)
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The Region of the Americas’ impressive achievement in interrupting endemic measles transmission in 2002 is facing major challenges, with several ongoing importations in some countries. The total count across the Americas of imported cases from 2003 to 2014 reached 5,077 cases, most of which have occurred in 2011 (n=1,369) and 2014 (n=1,848). In 2015, a total of 147 cases have been reported as of epidemiological week (EW) 5 of 2015 (ending on 7 February), most of which are related to a large multi-state outbreak in the United States. El logro de la interrupción de la transmisión endémica del sarampión alcanzado en el año 2002 en la Región de las Américas, se enfrenta actualmente a grandes desafíos debido a las varias y continuas importaciones de casos de sarampión que se registra en algunos países. Entre el 2003 al 2014, el número total de casos importados registrados alcanzó 5.077 casos. La mayoría de ellos se registraron en el año 2011 (n=1.369) y en 2014 (n=1.848). Hasta la semana epidemiológica 5 (SE) del 2015 (que finalizó el 7 de febrero de 2015), se han registrado un total de 147 casos, la mayor parte relacionados con el brote en los Estados Unidos.
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