Epidemiological Alert

Health authorities vaccinated 85 people against measles and 69 against influenza at Roatán's international airport on June 3, after Honduras confirmed its first imported measles case — a 27-year-old Guatemalan traveler.

Honduras now requires proof of measles vaccination for its citizens traveling to Guatemala, Mexico, the US, and Canada, and for incoming travelers from those countries, after confirming 2 cases and 161 suspected cases of the highly contagious disease.

The Health Ministry launched a temporary "zero dose" of measles vaccine for children aged 6–11 months in response to regional outbreaks and two imported cases in Honduras, with vaccination also now required for travelers to Guatemala, Mexico, the US, and Canada.

A new measles case has been confirmed in Honduras, prompting Congressman and physician Bayron Banegas to urge health authorities to immediately implement epidemiological containment measures and strengthen disease surveillance to prevent wider transmission.

Health authorities are racing to locate five unidentified passengers from a May 12 Guatemala City–Roatán flight who were exposed to Honduras's second imported measles case, a 27-year-old man now in stable isolation, warning that measles can infect up to 18 people per day.