The US health organization announced an increase in measles injuries in the Americas, especially North America, on Friday with the increasing deaths due to infection in Mexico, the United States and Canada. The United Nations organization said the outbreak of the disease was linked to the low coverage associated with vaccination, as 71% of cases were recorded between people who were not vaccinated, and 18% between individuals who did not know whether they were vaccinated or not. By the eighth of August, 10 thousand and 139 measles were confirmed, and 18 deaths associated with 10 countries in the Americas, representing an increase of 34 times compared to the same period in 2024, according to the statistics of the organization. Among the deaths, 14 cases were recorded in Mexico, 3 in the United States, and one death in Canada. Deaths between the indigenous population said that most of the deaths in Mexico were recorded among the indigenous residents between the ages of one year and 54, explaining that measuring disease is very contagious and spreading quickly between people who did not receive vaccination, especially not children. In the United States, a recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that vaccination figures had decreased at a number of diseases, including measles, diphtheria (screws) and polio, in the country’s nursery school during the academic year 2024-2025 compared to the previous year.
The measles killed 18 in the Americas since the beginning of 2025
