Health alert in New Jersey: They investigate possible massive measles contagion at a Shakira concert
The Department of Health of the State of New Jersey In the United States he informed Tuesday that he investigates a possible Mass exposure to measlesafter a person with this disease attended the concert of Shakira Last Thursday at the Metlife Stadium, in East Rutherford.
According to the authorities, the affected person resides outside the State And he could be in the enclosure between 19:30 on May 15 and 1:00 in the morning of the next day, the period corresponding to the development of the entertainment and departure from the public.
The Health Department recommended that Those who believe they have contracted measles contact their doctor before going to offices or emergency roomsin order to take special measures to avoid greater propagation of the virus. They also urged the population to keep up with vaccines.
The concert in question was the second stop of the ‘Women no longer cry’ in the United States and took place in the largest enclosure in the New York area, the Metlife stadium, with an approximate capacity of 82,000 seats.
Measles is a viral disease that It is easily transmitted by airalthough so far no new cases have been reported in New Jersey.
Symptoms include cough, nasal secretion, eye inflammation, throat pain, fever and a characteristic red rambling, which usually appears between ten and fourteen days after the exhibition. Complications may include pneumonia or encephalitis, authorities said.
This year, Weekly measles cases in the United States reached a new maximumeven exceeding the registered peak during the 2019 outbreak, considered the worst since the 1990s.
According to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 111 people They began to present symptoms during the week of March 30, exceeding the 102 cases reported in the week of March 23, 2019.
That outbreak ended with the largest annual number of cases since the endemic transmission of the virus was eliminated in 2000.
So far from 2025, most current cases concentrate on an active outbreak in Texas and neighboring stateswhich has already surpassed any other individual outbreak since the eradication of the virus in the country.
Health and expert authorities warn that the real number of cases could be higher, due to infections not detected or not reported. The unusually high severity of the current outbreak suggests that numerous mild cases could be going unnoticed.
So far, At least 935 cases Measles have been confirmed in the United States so far this year. In Canadathe number exceeds 1,000 casesaccording to official data.
The hospitalization rate also presents differences. In the United States, the 13% of cases has required hospitalization, while in Canada the percentage is from 7%. In addition, they have registered Three deaths related to measles in US territory. In Canada, no deaths have been reported to date.
(With EFE information)
