Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico...
ZAPOPAN – The Mexican state of Jalisco on Thursday issued a health alert and mandated the use of face masks in schools as a measles outbreak hit the state capital, a key host city for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
Public school students and teachers wear mandatory face masks amid a measles outbreak, during a ceremony at their school in Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026.
Jalisco is the epicenter of the outbreak, with 1,163 cases confirmed this year and 2,092 suspected cases, according to Mexico's government.
The measles outbreak in Mexico began last year in the northern state of Chihuahua, after a Mennonite child fell ill while visiting relatives in a region in Texas that was suffering an outbreak. Cases surged in Mennonite communities — which have high rates of vaccine hesitancy — and have rippled out across Mexico in the country's biggest outbreak in decades.
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https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2026/02/05/measles-outbreak-in-mexico-prompts-health-alert-in-world-cup-host-jalisco/
