Canada, Mexico Have Reported Hundreds Of Measles Cases This Year

The New York Times (4/17, Rosenbluth, Rodríguez Mega) reports Canada has reported more than 730 measles cases this year, while Mexico has seen at least 360 cases and one death. The multinational resurgence “has concerned epidemiologists, who fear that simultaneous outbreaks near the U.S. border will make it more difficult to contain the virus.” The virus has “spread so widely in North America this year that the Pan American Health Organization published an alert in late February, warning that the region’s elimination status was at risk if nations did not strengthen their vaccination and outbreak response efforts.”