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Bookmark or Share- Measles/Rubella bi-Weekly Bulletin - PAHOThe measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome bulletin provides information on reported cases for these diseases and final diagnoses by country. Surveillance indicators are also monitored and published. This bulletin is prepared from weekly surveillance reports submitted by countries and is published every two weeks.
- Rubella - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationRubella is a viral disease that generally causes mild infections in children and young adults, but if contracted early in pregnancy, it can cause miscarriage, still births, or CRS, which can result in visual and hearing impairment, heart defects, and other lifelong disabilities such as autism, diabetes and thyroid dysfunction.
- Measles - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationMeasles is a highly contagious viral disease, which affects mostly children. It is transmitted via droplets from the nose, mouth, or throat of infected persons. Initial symptoms, which usually appear 10-12 days after infection, include high fever, runny nose, bloodshot eyes, and tiny white spots on the inside of the mouth. Several days later, a rash develops, starting on the face and upper ...
- Regional Framework for the Monitoring and Re-Verification of ... - PAHOThe Regional Framework is based on ongoing country experiences in sustaining disease elimination, as well as the Region’s experiences in maintaining polio and smallpox elimination. Lessons from these experiences are highlighted below, with emphasis on their implications for maintaining measles and rubella elimination.
- Epidemiological Alert Measles in the Region of the Americas - PAHOAccording to the provisional monthly measles and rubella surveillance data, published by WHO until January 20241, in 2022, 369,195 suspected cases of measles were reported in 166 Member States of the 6 WHO Regions, of which 171,156 (46%) were classified as measles (includes laboratory-confirmed cases, clinical, or epidemiological criteria).
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