The New Jersey State Health Department has turned on the alarms for a Possible mass exposure to measles virusafter an infected person attended the Shakira concert last Thursday, May 15 at the Metlife Stadium, in East Rutherford.
According to the official statement, The affected person does not reside in New Jersey and would have been present in the enclosure between 7:30 pm and 1:00 amperiod that coincides with the development of the show and the public’s departure. The Metlife stadium, located on the outskirts of New York, has a capacity for 82,000 people and hosted there the second presentation of the tour Women no longer cry of the Colombian singer.
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Although So far no new cases linked to the event have been registeredthe health authorities recommended to those who attended the concert that remain attentive to possible symptoms And, in case of suspicion, contact your doctor before going to offices or emergency rooms, in order to avoid a greater propagation of the virus.
“Measles is a highly contagious disease that spreads through the air and can generate serious complications, especially in young children and unaccoured people,” warned the State Health Department. Among the symptoms are high fever, nasal secretion, ocular inflammation, cough, throat pain and a characteristic red ramblingwhich usually appears between 10 and 14 days after contact with the virus.
This new episode occurs in the middle of the more severe measles out of the United States since 2000when the country had declared the endemic transmission of the virus eliminated. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Only in the week of March 30, 2025 111 new cases were recordedexceeding the weekly record of the 2019 outbreak, which was 102.
So far this year, The United States has confirmed at least 935 cases of measles, with a main focus on Texas and neighboring states. Three people have died and about 13% of those infected have required hospitalization. In comparison, Canada has confirmed more than 1,000 cases in 2025, but without deaths to date and with a 7%hospitalization rate.
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Public health experts warn that the real number of infections could be higher, due to non -diagnosed or not reported cases. In addition, they underline that the Decrease in vaccination rates in some sectors of the population is facilitating the reappearance of preventable diseases such as measles.
Faced with this situation, the authorities make an urgent call to the Complete vaccination with triple viral (MMR)which protects against measles, paper and rubella. “Keeping high vaccination coverage is essential to prevent outbreaks like the current one,” they stressed from the CDCs.
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