The nation’s health ministry reported this weekend that it had been detected a case of measles in Entre Ríos. It is a two year old boywho is “stable, isolated, with monitoring and support from the children’s center.” The boy has one dose of the triple virus vaccine corresponding to him according to the calendar, which was administered to him in November last year, and he has no comorbidities.
The ministry, led by Mario Lugones, confirmed the case through the ministry’s social networks, where it was also noted that the situation is being monitored together with the province of Entre Rios with a view to “monitoring close contacts, reviewing vaccination plans and monitoring symptoms.”
While coming from the province, they explained that the case was pending Santa Elena, La Paz Departmentand was confirmed with a positive result by PCR. “It should be noted that the action protocol was activated immediately after the first suspicion of the case,” they stated.
It is a Two-year-old child who received one dose of triple virus vaccine in November 2024 and has no comorbidities. He has recently traveled to the town of Casilda, Santa Fe.
WE HAVE DISCOVERED A CASE OF MEASLES IN ENTRE RÍOS AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS ALREADY MONITORING THE SITUATION IN THE PROVINCE
A case of measles has been confirmed in a child from Entre Ríos. The patient is stable, isolated, with monitoring and support from the center…
— Ministry of Health of the Nation (@MinSalud_Ar) December 6, 2025
The onset of symptoms was recorded at the end of November Fever, generalized rash and upper respiratory symptomsreported the state government. After an initial medical consultation at the Santa Elena Pediatric Center, without requiring hospitalization, if the disease was suspected, the protocol was initiated with the appropriate notification to the Provincial Health Portfolio.
Samples were also sent for confirmation and blocking measures were initiated. He is currently clinically stable Home isolation together with their community core and with the monitoring and support from the children’s center.
Within this framework, the Ministerial Advisory Commission for the Surveillance and Control of Measles, formed by Ministerial Decision No. 3231 of 2025, met this Saturday to assess the situation and proceed to the next steps of the Protocol.
The Director General of Epidemiology, Diego Garcilazo, stressed the importance of immediate and timely measures to ensure the surveillance and control of the case and the search for epidemiological links, pointing out: “Starting from suspicion, the isolation of the patient began, the control of vaccination records and the monitoring of possible symptoms in close contacts.”
He also announced that the surveillance team would step up epidemiological investigations on Monday, evaluate new sample collections and continue lockdown measures.
On Monday, the Chilean government issued an epidemiological warning and called for an increase in vaccinations due to the increase in measles cases in Argentina. “The call is clear not to get involved in these anti-vaccine campaigns and not to believe this story and the misinformation,” asked the Secretary of the General Secretariat of the Chilean Government, Camila Vallejo Dowling.
“We have observed the increase in measles cases in Argentina and that has led us to take measures as a government to prevent the measles infection from reaching our country. That is why we have increased the call for vaccination awareness,” the Chilean official said at a news conference.
Meanwhile, the Argentine Ministry of Health was surprised by the Chilean government’s decision, as no positive case had been reported in Argentina since epidemiological week 26, July 4-10. “We do not know what information Chile used to announce this,” the ministry said.
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