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Coxsackie Outbreak Expands in Mexico With 753 Cases in Oaxaca as Puebla Suspends Classes and Tamaulipas Reports School Infections

Health agencies move to contain school-based spread with sanitation, screening and temporary remote classes.

Overview

  • Oaxaca’s health service reports 753 cumulative Coxsackie cases through epidemiological week 40, with most patients aged 1–9 across 45 municipalities.
  • Case distribution in Oaxaca includes Valles Centrales 140, Istmo 114, Tuxtepec 70, Mixteca 44 and Sierra 41, with 369 males and 384 females.
  • Puebla confirmed 17 cases at Centro Escolar Lázaro Cárdenas and one at Ignacio Zaragoza, prompting a temporary shift to virtual classes during disinfection and health follow-up.
  • Tamaulipas authorities confirmed school cases in Reynosa and noted additional reports in Ciudad Victoria, with sanitation and screening supported by Cofepris and one unconfirmed severe pediatric case reported by parents.
  • Officials emphasize isolation of symptomatic children, hand hygiene and surface cleaning, noting the illness is typically self-limited in 7–10 days and should not be treated with antibiotics.