Overview

• The state health department confirmed laboratory-positive measles in a two-year-old from Tecomán following same-day testing at the public health lab.
• The child traveled to Yurécuaro, Michoacán on August 20 and to Rioverde, San Luis Potosí on September 20, both locations with recent confirmed infections.
• Symptoms began on September 27 with fever, followed by a rash and respiratory and ocular signs, and the child was evaluated on October 1 at Tecomán’s Colonia Bayardo health center.
• Authorities activated an epidemiological cordon and a vaccination blockade coordinated with IMSS-Bienestar and local brigades, with contact tracing and active surveillance in progress.
• The patient is reported stable with favorable clinical evolution, and the confirmation comes as Chihuahua reports 4,344 cases and 21 deaths and Michoacán confirms 49 infections.