Mexico could be at risk of losing measles elimination status after more than 9,000 cases since last year
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Mexico could be at risk of losing its measles elimination status as the virus continues to spread across the country.
Mexico could be at risk of losing its measles elimination status as the virus continues to spread across the country.
As of Wednesday, more than 9,100 measles cases have been confirmed since the beginning of last year with at least 28 deaths, according to Mexico's Secretariat of Health.
The majority of cases have occurred in children between ages 1 and 9, accounting for more than 2,400 infections, health agency data shows.
A measles outbreak began in Mexico on Feb. 1 in the northwestern state of Chihuahua. It's unclear if Chihuahua's cases are linked to those in other states; if so, it would mean Mexico has seen a year of continuous transmission.
If it's determined that Mexico has experienced 12 months of continuous measles transmission, it could lead to a loss of the country's elimination status that was earned in 1996. Measles would once again be considered endemic or constantly circulating.
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