The highly contagious viral disease measles, which spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids or by airborne transmission is showing no signs of slowing in Mexico as the country’s number of confirmed infections rose from 3,553 to 3,730 in just four days according to the Ministry of Health.
This is likely to increase transmissions as the virus can remain active for up to two hours.
Health care providers in Mexico have been urged to reinforce prevention measures and a mass free vaccination drive has already vaccinated 42,000 people aged 6 months to 49 years old.
The virus has also claimed the lives of 12 people, predominantly children aged 0-4, the measles resurgence is a global problem and there were 10.3 million cases recorded in 2023, a 20% increase on 2022.
Most infections were in Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific, but outbreaks in the US, Canada and Argentina are cause for concern.
