SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Mexico has issued a warning to its citizens asking them not to travel to Texas and seven other states in the U.S. due to a measles outbreak.
In a statement issued by Mexico’s Health Secretary, it describes 106 cases of measles in the states of Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, Rhode Island and in nine counties throughout Texas.
The Texas Health Department confirmed this week the death of a child who had contracted measles, the first such death in the U.S. since 2015.
On Thursday, Mexico’s Health Secretary announced one case of measles had been confirmed in the state of Chihuahua, which is located directly across the border from Texas.
It is recommending people who have not received the measles vaccination to get it as soon as possible.
The Mexican state of Nuevo León, also south of Texas, is warning its residents not to travel to Texas unless they have received the measles vaccine.
The World Health Organization describes measles as a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death.
According to MD Anderson Center, at first, measles symptoms can be easily confused with other respiratory virus symptoms, which include a cough, runny or congested nose, red or watery eyes and a fever.
