À quelques mois du Mondial 2026, l'épidémie de rougeole s'intensifie dans les Amériques

As measles outbreaks surge across the Americas, health officials warn travelers heading to the 2026 World Cup to get vaccinated. | Contesto: cronaca

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• À quelques mois du Mondial 2026, l'épidémie de rougeole s'intensifie dans les Amériques

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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a warning Thursday that a measles epidemic is intensifying across the Americas, with significant outbreaks reported in Mexico, Guatemala, the United States, and Canada. The alert comes less than two years before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, drawing millions of international visitors. PAHO urged tourists planning to attend the tournament to exercise caution and ensure they are fully vaccinated against the highly contagious virus. Measles, which can cause severe complications including pneumonia and encephalitis, was declared eliminated in the Americas in 2016 after a massive vaccination campaign. However, declining immunization rates in recent years have allowed the virus to resurface. The current outbreak is concentrated in the four nations that will host or border the World Cup, raising concerns about mass gatherings accelerating transmission. PAHO noted that the epidemic is particularly acute in Mexico and Guatemala, where healthcare infrastructure in rural areas may struggle to contain the spread. The World Cup, scheduled for June and July 2026, will be the first to be hosted by three countries and is expected to draw record crowds. With matches in 16 cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the tournament could become a vector for the disease if travelers are not immunized. PAHO emphasized that unvaccinated individuals, especially infants too young for the vaccine and those with compromised immune systems, are at highest risk. The organization called on governments to ramp up vaccination campaigns before the event. The resurgence of measles in the Americas mirrors global trends, with the World Health Organization reporting a 79% increase in cases worldwide in 2023 compared to the previous year. Vaccine hesitancy, fueled by misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been cited as a key driver. In the United States, vaccination rates among kindergarteners have fallen below the 95% threshold needed for herd immunity in some states, while Canada has seen outbreaks in communities with low immunization coverage. Mexico and Guatemala...

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