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Mexico Deploys 79 Vaccination Brigades to Combat Measles Outbreak in Chihuahua

Health authorities will use home-to-home inoculations through July 31 to protect unvaccinated children following nine deaths that underscored the state’s 95 percent share of national cases

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Overview

  • Mexico has confirmed 3,361 measles cases across 20 states with ten deaths as of July 15, 2025.
  • Chihuahua accounts for 3,129 of those cases and nine fatalities, representing 95 percent of the national total.
  • Health officials report that 92.2 percent of confirmed measles patients had no vaccination history.
  • Children under five bear the highest burden with 710 cases recorded in the 0 to 4 age group.
  • From July 16 to 31, authorities will deploy 79 brigades staffed by 169 vaccinators and 32 epidemiological specialists for home-to-home vaccination in Chihuahua.