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Measles in Brazil for the First Time in 10 Years

August 11, 2010January 25, 2023 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

On August 6th, Brazilian news sources reported a case of measles in a 19 year old in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The last indigenous infection was in 2000; all cases since then had been acquired outside of Brazil. The Department of Health reports the case has been confirmed and that his two brothers may also be infected.

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