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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Megan Janetsky

Mexico grapples with measles outbreak amid misinformation and distrust of authorities

A health worker gives a child a measles vaccine at the health center in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico - (The Associated Press)

In the vast expanse of northern Mexico, where apple orchards and cornfields meet the desert horizon, a determined nurse navigates a challenging landscape of public health.

Sandra Aguirre and her team, armed with coolers of measles vaccines, traverse the region in a rickety white Nissan, embarking on a door-to-door mission within one of Latin America's largest Mennonite communities. Their task: to combat Mexico's most significant measles outbreak in decades.

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