Measles Breaks Out Across Americas Region in 2025
A new report shows the alarming scale of the measles resurgence this year in the Americas. Iin 2025, the number of infections has increased by 3,100% over this same point last year. Three countries account for the vast majority (96%) of the cases and 100% of measles deaths: Canada (4,849 cases and 1 death), Mexico (4,553 cases and 19 deaths), and the United States (1,454 cases and 3 deaths). Infections have also been documented in Bolivia (320 cases), Argentina (35 cases), Paraguay (35 cases), Brazil (28 cases), Belize (34 cases), Peru (4 cases), and Costa Rica (1 case). Declining vaccination rates continue to fuel these outbreaks.
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kills 5th Person in Lousianna
Another person has died from a Vibrio infection, health officials reported. A flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus has now killed 5 people in Louisiana. Vibrio infections are increasing in the Southeastern US. Louisiana typically sees about 7 cases each year, but the state has already recorded 26 infections in 2025. Vibrio activity has ticked up in other states, including 10 cases in Alabama, 3 cases in Mississippi (1 death) and 13 cases in Florida (8 deaths). Vibrio infections have also been confirmed as far north as Massachussetts
Although it’s not yet known exactly how this person was infected, people can get infected by eating raw oysters or swimming in seawater with an open wound. Scientists attribute the rise in cases to warmer ocean temperatures, largely a result of climate change, as Vibrio thrives in warm waters.
Health authorities advise people to not eat raw seafood and to protect wounds from warm coastal waters.
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