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Brazil records 61 imported measles cases as expert urges vaccination
Brazil has recorded 61 measles cases, and all were acquired outside the country.
Measles can spread before symptoms appear, and the virus can remain in the air for hours after an infected person leaves.
Vaccination is the main protection against the virus, which can cause serious illness and has no specific treatment.
About 90% of recorded cases in Brazil and worldwide are among people who were not vaccinated, according to the expert.
The Americas have recorded their highest number of cases in more than two decades this year, according to the World Health Organization.
Keeping people vaccinated can help stop imported cases from becoming sustained local spread in Brazil.
Brazil has recorded 61 measles cases, all acquired outside the country, according to the latest Ministry of Health report cited by CNN Brasil.
Most people recorded with measles were not immunized.
Renato Kfouri, president of the Technical Chamber for Measles Elimination, urged people to stay vaccinated.
He said vaccination helps prevent imported cases from restarting sustained transmission in Brazil.
The World Health Organization says measles transmission in the Americas this year has reached its highest level in more than two decades.
- Who
- Brazil has recorded 61 people with measles; expert Renato Kfouri urged vaccination.
- What
- The cases were all imported, meaning they were acquired outside Brazil.
- When
- The cases were reported as of the latest Ministry of Health update cited in an article published on October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- Kfouri said vaccination helps prevent imported cases from leading to sustained transmission in Brazil.
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- Reported cases
- 61
- Case origin
- All cases were acquired outside Brazil
- Vaccination status
- Most people recorded with measles were not immunized
- Expert
- Renato Kfouri, president of the Technical Chamber for Measles Elimination
- Americas transmission
- This year’s total is the highest in more than two decades, according to the WHO
What people are saying
Our challenge, our mission is to keep the population vaccinated. Vaccinated people act as a barrier to prevent these imported cases from turning into sustained transmission of the disease here among us.
The person who is sick eliminates the virus when speaking or sneezing; this virus remains suspended in very small particles, which we call aerosols, for hours, sometimes, in the environment.