Overview
- The Ministry of Health confirmed infection in a two-year-old from Santa Elena, with symptoms starting November 24 and notification to the SNVS on December 5 after a mid-November trip to Casilda informed the investigation.
- All identified close contacts of the confirmed case are under active follow-up with vaccination verification and isolation guidance based on exposure risk.
- A traveling family of six, described as Russian nationals residing in Uruguay, traversed several provinces by long-distance bus, leading authorities to identify at least 98 close contacts across Buenos Aires, CABA, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, Santa Fe, Salta, Santa Cruz, and Tucumán.
- Officials report no symptomatic contacts to date, continue to search for about 54 additional people who may have been exposed, and have administered vaccinations where needed.
- The alert is set against a regional resurgence as PAHO states the Americas no longer have measles-free status following sustained reintroduction in Canada.