Epidemiological Update: Measles (10 November 2021)
Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria (5 de noviembre del 2021)
dc.date.accessioned | 2021 | |
dc.date.available | 2021 | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/55325 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and, considering the decline in vaccination coverage with the first and second doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR1 and MMR2), the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) reiterates to Member States that vaccination and epidemiological surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases should be considered an essential health service that should not be interrupted. In 2021, between epidemiological week (EW)1 and EW 43, two countries and one territory in the Region of the Americas reported confirmed cases of measles, as follows: Brazil, with 619 confirmed cases including 2 deaths in 6 federal units; the United States of America, with 47 confirmed cases in 4 jurisdictions; and French Guiana, with 5 confirmed cases. Brazil continues with endemic circulation of the D8 genotype MVs/Gir Somnath.IND /42.16 lineage of the measles virus. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | En el contexto de la pandemia de la COVID-19 y considerando la disminución de las coberturas de la primera y segunda dosis de la vacuna contra el sarampión, rubeola y parotiditis (SRP1 y SRP2), la Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS) reitera a los Estados Miembros que la vacunación y la vigilancia epidemiológica de las enfermedades prevenibles por vacunación deben ser consideradas servicios de salud esencial y no deben ser interrumpidos. En 2021, entre la semana epidemiológica (SE) 1 y la SE 43, dos países y un territorio de la Región de las Américas notificaron casos confirmados de sarampión: Brasil con 619 casos confirmados, incluidas 2 defunciones, en 6 unidades federales; Estados Unidos de América con 47 casos confirmados en 4 jurisdicciones y la Guayana Francesa con 5 casos confirmados. Brasil continua con circulación endémica del virus del sarampión, genotipo D8 y linaje MVs/Gir Somnath.IND /42.16. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.language.iso | es | en_US |
dc.publisher | PAHO | en_US |
dc.subject | Measles | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Pandemics | en_US |
dc.subject | Vaccination | en_US |
dc.subject | Emergencies | en_US |
dc.subject | International Health Regulations | en_US |
dc.subject | Sarampión | en_US |
dc.subject | Vacunas | en_US |
dc.subject | Infecciones por Coronavirus | en_US |
dc.subject | Pandemias | en_US |
dc.subject | Urgencias Médicas | en_US |
dc.subject | Reglamento Sanitario Internacional | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.title | Epidemiological Update: Measles (10 November 2021) | en_US |
dc.title | Actualización Epidemiológica: Difteria (5 de noviembre del 2021) | en_US |
dc.type | Newsletters | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
dc.contributor.corporatename | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
paho.isfeatured | 0 | en_US |
paho.publisher.country | United States | en_US |
paho.publisher.city | Washington, D.C. | en_US |
paho.source.centercode | US1.1 | en_US |
paho.contributor.department | Health Emergencies (PHE) | en_US |
paho.iswhotranslation | No | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | PAHO Epidemiological Updates | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Actualizaciones Epidemiológicas OPS |
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