Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), issued a warns of possible measles outbreaks in the Americas.
In this regard, the countries of the Americas update their response plans, thus avoiding the return of the specific transmission of the measles virus.
What may have increased the possibility of disease outbreaks was the reduction on childhood vaccination coverage in the region.
In this communiqué, the organization has been recalling epidemiological surveillance and vaccination campaigns for diseases that can be prevented through this important immunization.
Health services that are essential and under no circumstances should be in the background or interrupted.
According to the PAHO, the risk of an outbreak of these diseases in the region is at an all-time high 30 years.
The Americas were even measles-free for a certain amount of time in 2016, but as the virus continues to circulate in different parts of the world, nations latin american and also Caribbean reported a certain increase in cases between 2017 and 2019.
Among the most significant cases occurred in Brazil and Venezuela, where endemic circulation continues.
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During the pandemic Covid-19 with social distancing measures, these measles cases decreased in 2022.
Just six of the countries in the region, reported cases of measles, namely, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Canada, Paraguay and the United States.
Recommended by PAHO, those responsible for children should be aware that their children receive two doses of vaccine, not only against measles, but also against rubella and mumps.
In this sense, preventing larger outbreaks and more serious complications such as pneumonia, which could be fatal for babies and children.
In 2021, more than 1.7 million minors in 28 countries in the Americas did not receive the initial dose of the vaccine until they were one year old.
That same year, regional coverage for giving the first dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine was 85%.
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