Vaccination

Honduras's metropolitan region has recorded 96 suspected and 32 confirmed whooping cough cases, six deaths, and three infants under one year old in intensive care through epidemiological week 32, with health authorities urging vaccination for children under five and pregnant women.

Health authorities confirmed the first case of pertussis (whooping cough) in Lempira Department, a hospitalized 11-month-old from Erandique, as the outbreak has killed 17 children nationally; officials urge vaccination, especially for pregnant women in their final trimester.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) raised an epidemic alert as measles cases across the Americas reached 47,459 in the first 28 weeks of 2026—more than eight times the 5,123 cases in the same period of 2025—with Honduras confirming 13 cases, primarily in Cortés and the Bay Islands.

Health specialists warn Honduras faces rising dengue and influenza outbreaks, with some 700 dengue cases concentrated in northern municipalities, urging vaccination and vector control.

Honduras confirmed its 13th measles case this year—a six-month-old infant in Cortés department—with six cases imported and seven acquired domestically, as health authorities urge complete vaccination coverage to prevent spread.

Congressman Carlos Umaña, a physician, will introduce a motion to make vaccinations mandatory in Honduras, citing falling immunization rates below 70% and rising cases of whooping cough, measles, and dengue.

Honduras has recorded 17 deaths from whooping cough so far in 2026, more than double the eight deaths in all of 2025, with infants and young children bearing the brunt of the outbreak, health authorities say.

Honduras has confirmed 12 measles cases—six imported and six locally acquired—and health officials say they screen suspected cases daily, warning that one infected person can spread the virus to up to 18 others and urging continued vaccination.

Health authorities in Atlántida are monitoring three people with suspected measles while laboratory tests are pending to confirm or rule out the disease, amid a broader national outbreak with 12 confirmed cases.

The president of Congress's health committee said lawmakers could consider requiring vaccination records for children if measles cases and low immunization coverage persist, while authorities urge parents to get children vaccinated free at public health facilities.

Honduran health authorities expressed concern that more pets are being vaccinated than children in Honduras, reiterating that protecting the population, especially minors, must be the priority.

Honduras has recorded 5,064 cases of dengue and 89 severe cases, with the capital city accounting for 24% of infections and teenagers and young adults bearing the heaviest burden; health authorities also report 12 confirmed measles cases and 15 deaths linked to whooping cough, citing low childhood vaccination compliance.

Honduras has confirmed six measles cases, including four in a family that traveled to Copán, with health authorities investigating seven contacts and urging parents to complete vaccination schemes as inoculation coverage lags at 70% of the 95% target.

Health authorities confirmed an 11-year-old girl in Cofradía, Cortés, with measles, bringing the total to 11 cases; she is a classmate of a previously diagnosed student, and health officials are monitoring all school contacts and conducting mass vaccination in the municipality.

Honduras's Health Ministry has issued an alert over a marked increase in H3N2 seasonal influenza cases linked to low vaccination rates and poor household hygiene, urging at-risk groups including children under five and elderly people to seek immediate care if symptomatic and to get vaccinated.

Health authorities confirmed a sixth measles case in Honduras in 2026—a 29-year-old Italian citizen who contracted the virus while traveling in Guatemala and later arrived on the island of Utila in the Bay Islands; officials are conducting epidemiological surveillance and urging vaccination.

Honduras has recorded 175 confirmed cases of whooping cough and 14 deaths in 2026, a 53.5% increase over the same period last year, with most cases and deaths affecting infants and young children who have not completed their vaccination schedules.

Honduras maintains epidemiological red alert after recording its first severe dengue death in 2026 and a rise in suspected domestic measles cases, with public-health experts urging immediate vaccination campaigns and early medical care to prevent outbreaks.

Hundreds of residents from nine villages in Concepción de María, Choluteca, received free medical consultations, eye exams, glasses, vaccines, and medications during a health brigade in Cofradía, plus food aid to families with limited access to healthcare.

The Metropolitan Health Region is conducting a house-to-house vaccination campaign across Tegucigalpa on June 13–14 and June 20–21 to increase immunization coverage.

The US Embassy in Tegucigalpa has advised American citizens traveling to or residing in Honduras to ensure vaccinations are current and carry proof of immunization, as regional measles cases have prompted stricter health screening and possible quarantine measures at borders.

Honduras's Health Ministry has confirmed an imported measles case in the Bay Islands and is urging residents to watch for fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and rash while checking their vaccination status.

A 27-year-old woman from El Progreso, Yoro, who traveled to Guatemala and re-entered Honduras through an informal border crossing has tested positive for measles, the country's fourth confirmed case.

Homer Mejía, head of Health Surveillance, warned that measles can cause severe complications including permanent vision damage, respiratory failure, and death, especially in young children and immunocompromised people.

Health authorities confirmed a third imported measles case in Corinto, Omoa, a border zone in Cortés, as the virus circulates actively in Guatemala and neighboring countries; officials say no community transmission has occurred yet but are intensifying vaccination and contact-tracing efforts.

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.

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.

Honduras's Health Ministry confirmed a second imported measles case and urged the public to ensure their measles vaccination schedules are up to date.

A 6-month-old in Cofradía, Cortés, became Honduras's twelfth confirmed measles case, linked to four locally transmitted infections in the area; health officials warned that national vaccination coverage remains at only 70%, below the 95% threshold needed to prevent spread.