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Morelos Confirms Imported Measles Cluster as Hidalgo Detects First 2025 Case

Mexico City plans to declare its measles outbreak closed on November 23 after seven weeks without new cases.

Overview

  • Health officials in Morelos confirmed three imported infections in a Jonacatepec family that lived in Michoacán from January to October, with patients aged 1 to 26 isolated at home and in stable condition.
  • Authorities reported no local transmission in Morelos and deployed a sanitary cordon in Jantetelco with rapid-response teams for active case finding, vaccination and lab confirmation.
  • The case investigation in Morelos found the patients lacked prior vaccination and identified three symptomatic contacts who remain under active epidemiological surveillance pending laboratory results.
  • Hidalgo confirmed its first measles case of 2025 in an unvaccinated child from Pachuca who recently traveled to Estado de México, triggering statewide surveillance, vaccination blocks and contact tracing across health institutions.
  • CDMX has logged six cases in 2025, reports seven consecutive weeks without new infections after administering more than 632,000 vaccine doses, and plans to lift its sanitary alert on November 23 as national totals reach 5,119 cases and 23 deaths as of October 30.