Overview

• Mexico has recorded 4,915 measles cases and 22 confirmed deaths as of October 13, according to the Health Ministry.
• All reported deaths occurred in people without documented measles vaccination, health surveillance data show.
• Chihuahua accounts for about 4,386 cases and 21 deaths and has logged days with no new cases after more than 1 million doses administered, with over 10 million doses given nationwide.
• Health officials report active monitoring in Jalisco and Guerrero, with Jalisco confirming about 80 cases tied largely to farmworker populations.
• The wider region remains under pressure, with PAHO citing more than 7,000 cases in the Americas and the United States reporting 1,563 cases this year, including a 21‑day quarantine for over 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina.