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Honduras's epidemiological chief warned residents to keep water containers tightly covered to prevent mosquito breeding during a water shortage in Tegucigalpa, as the country has recorded 11,848 dengue cases and four deaths so far this year.

Honduras's Health Secretariat has made measles vaccination mandatory for travelers heading to Guatemala, Mexico, the United States, or Canada, following confirmation of two recent imported cases; the country has recorded no domestic measles transmission since 1997.

Two imported measles cases have raised alarm in Honduras, where vaccination coverage of just 78% falls far short of the 95% needed to prevent a national outbreak, experts warn, citing heightened risk from crowding, poor sanitation, and vaccine hesitancy.