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Measles Outbreak in Mexico Widens as Colima Confirms First Case and Chihuahua Records 21st Death

Health authorities are tightening epidemiological cordons and vaccination blockades to curb interstate spread.

Overview

  • Colima confirmed its first measles case in a two-year-old girl from Tecomán, making it the 24th state to report infections.
  • The patient had recent travel to Yurécuaro, Michoacán, and Rioverde, San Luis Potosí; samples taken on Oct. 1 tested positive the same day, and she is reported stable.
  • Colima activated an epidemiological cordon and a vaccination blockade with IMSS-Bienestar and jurisdictional brigades.
  • Chihuahua reported the death of an unvaccinated 11-month-old Rarámuri infant, bringing the state’s toll to 21, with 4,344 cases and 15 people hospitalized.
  • Michoacán’s confirmed cases rose to 49, concentrated in Maravatío and Yurécuaro, and an internal memo in Aguascalientes notes two confirmed infections and a 50-block cordon.