PAHO Reviews US and Mexico Measles Elimination Status

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  PAHO: Americas Measles Passes 51,000 Cases in 2026

  Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USAPAHO

  

  Starts 09/01/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better29 days agoPAHO^[1][2][4] Situation Report #10 is titled '1 September 2026'; counts are for weeks 1-33 ending 22 August 2026.

  PAHO's Situation Report #10 reports 51,027 confirmed measles cases and 55 deaths in 17 countries and territories in epidemiological weeks 1-33 of 2026 (to 22 August), led by Guatemala, Mexico, the US and Canada.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Vaccination Week in the Americas 2027 Begins

  Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, United StatesPan American Health Organization

  

  04/24/2027 - 05/01/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 206 daysEstimated: PAHO^[1][2][3] has not announced 2027 dates, but the week is held in the last week of April and the 2026 edition ran "From 25 April to 2 May, 2026" (24th annual), so the pin repeats that Saturday-to-Saturday slot from 24 April 2027.

  PAHO and every country and territory in the Americas mark their 25th Vaccination Week at the end of April 2027, the yearly push to catch up children and adults on vaccines as measles spreads across the region.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  South-East Asia's Measles and Rubella Elimination Deadline Falls

  WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, IndiaWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 12/31/2026DELAYEDDate confidence: DELAYEDThe date has movedHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all DELAYED pins6 years late68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 92 daysAt the Seventy-seventh Regional Committee on 10 October 2024 members "agreed to extend the target for elimination of measles and rubella by the Region, aspiring to achieve by 2026"; a year alone is taken as its last day.^[1]

  WHO South-East Asia's target to eliminate measles and rubella by 2026 reaches its deadline on 31 December, after being moved from 2020 to 2023 to 2026. The Regional Verification Commission warned in June that the target "may not be achieved" as outbreaks rise in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Thailand and Maldives.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Bangladesh's Catch-Up Measles-Rubella Campaign Closes

  Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Mohakhali, Dhaka, BangladeshMinistry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

  

  Starts 10/31/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 31 daysThe Daily Star^[1], 26 September 2026: "The campaign aims to cover an estimated 34 lakh children in the age group and will continue until October 31."

  Bangladesh's month-long catch-up measles-rubella drive for about 3.4 million children aged 6 to 59 months, launched on 26 September by the health minister, is due to run until 31 October. It targets children missed by earlier rounds during the country's worst measles outbreak.

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• Health09/21/2026@HealthDesk

  Measles Breaks Out Across Bangladesh

  Dhaka, Bangladesh

  

  Starts 03/15/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence199 days agoThe source^[1] dates the start only to "mid-March 2026", so the pin takes the middle of that month and leaves the end open: the outbreak is ongoing.

  A measles outbreak that began in mid-March 2026 has killed 909 people with suspected symptoms and confirmed nearly 20,000 cases, by the Directorate General of Health Services' count as of 10 September. It is still running.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Uganda Starts Five-Day National Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign

  Kampala, UgandaUganda Ministry of Health

  

  10/01/2026 - 10/05/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 1 dayThe government's campaign notice and The Observer^[2] both give October 1-5, 2026 ("a five-day national measles-rubella vaccination campaign set for October").

  Uganda's Ministry of Health runs a nationwide measles-rubella booster campaign from 1 to 5 October 2026 for children under five regardless of past vaccination, aiming for about 7.47 million children after measles outbreaks in 18 districts this year.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Polio Emergency Committee Due for Its 46th Review

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  Starts 11/21/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 52 daysWHO^[1][2][3][4] gives no 46th meeting date; the 45th statement "extended the Temporary Recommendations ... effective, 21 August 2026" and recommended "extending the Temporary Recommendations for a further three months", which puts the next review near 21 November.

  WHO extended the polio Temporary Recommendations for a further three months from 21 August 2026, so the IHR Emergency Committee is expected to review whether polio remains a public health emergency around late November. Wild poliovirus type 1 stays confined to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  FDA Decision Date for ImmunityBio's Anktiva in Papillary Bladder Cancer

  FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20993, United StatesImmunityBio

  

  Starts 01/06/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 98 daysImmunityBio's^[1][2] release says the FDA "assigned a PDUFA target action date of January 6, 2027" for the supplemental BLA.

  The FDA has assigned a 6 January 2027 PDUFA target date for ImmunityBio's supplemental BLA for Anktiva plus BCG in BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with papillary disease.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Polio Programme Targets Wild Poliovirus Eradication Certification by End-2027

  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandGlobal Polio Eradication Initiative

  

  Starts 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins70% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 70%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 1.3 yearsGPEI decided "to extend the timeline for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)", with the revised strategy aiming at "certification of WPV1 eradication by end-2027"; a year alone is taken as its last day.^[1]

  The Global Polio Eradication Initiative's extended strategy sets certification of wild poliovirus type 1 eradication by the end of 2027, with transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant to stop first. Both countries still report cases.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  Cambodia Confirms Sixth Human H5N1 Case of 2026

  Oddar Meanchey Province, CambodiaMinistry of Health (Cambodia)

  

  Starts 09/28/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better2 days agoCambodianess^[1]: "The Health Ministry on Sept. 28 reported that the patient was tested on Sept. 27"; the case is "the sixth human case reported in Cambodia in 2026".

  Cambodia's Health Ministry reported on 28 September that a 49-year-old man in Oddar Meanchey province tested positive for H5N1, the country's sixth human case this year. He had direct contact with sick and dead chickens that the National Animal Health and Production Research Institute confirmed positive on 23 September, and he is isolated in hospital.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  South Australia Declares Adelaide Measles Outbreak Around Brighton School

  Brighton Secondary School, 305 Brighton Road, North Brighton, South AustraliaSA Health

  

  Starts 09/24/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins79% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 79%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6 days agoSA Health alert dated 24 September 2026: "SA Health has been notified of three cases of measles in teenagers living in Adelaide ... This is a total of eight cases in 2026, with seven cases notified in 2025."^[1]

  SA Health reported on 24 September three more measles cases in teenagers linked to an earlier case, its eighth of 2026 against seven in all of 2025. By 28 September the Brighton Secondary School cluster had five cases and the state total was nine, with 28 exposure sites listed.

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• Health09/30/2026@ThePinGang

  80th World Health Assembly Opens in Geneva; PABS Annex Due

  Palais des Nations, Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Geneva, SwitzerlandWorld Health Organization

  

  05/23/2027 - 05/30/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 235 daysWHO's^[1][2][3][4] constitutional meetings calendar lists "23-30 May" Geneva for the "Eightieth World Health Assembly", and the 18 September 2026 news item names "May 2027" (WHA80) for the PABS annex.

  The World Health Assembly opens in Geneva on 23 May 2027 with the Pandemic Agreement's pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS) annex due for consideration after member states extended the negotiations in 2026.

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