Measles

Monthly measles and rubella monitoring reports

ECDC publishes a monthly surveillance report on measles and rubella data submitted by the 30 EU/EEA countries.

Infographic: Measles affects all age groups

Measles can be contracted at any age. Infants and children are often believed to be the only age groups affected by measles, but the disease also spreads among teenagers and adults. Check your vaccination status.

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The Vaccine Schedule is an interactive platform of vaccination schedules for individual European countries and specific age groups.

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Measles outbreaks in Europe

Last updated: 9 November 2018

Measles cases in Europe primarily occur in unvaccinated populations in both adults and children. Large outbreaks with fatalities are ongoing in countries that had previously eliminated or interrupted endemic transmission. ECDC monitors the measles outbreaks in the EU/EEA and publishes regularly a monthly update in the CDTR with the most recent data on measles cases and outbreaks and a monthly measles and rubella monitoring report based on data submitted to TESSy. The latest reports are available in the Publications list below.

Ongoing outbreaks

Romania, France, Greece, Italy

33 deaths

have been reported in EU countries in 2018

Vaccination coverage

is below 95% in most countries

Key outputs 2018

Monthly measles and rubella monitoring reports

ECDC publishes a monthly surveillance report on measles and rubella data submitted by the 30 EU/EEA countries. ECDC also monitors European and worldwide measles outbreaks through epidemic intelligence and reports on them on a monthly basis in the Communicable Disease Threat Reports (CDTR) .

Rapid risk assessment: Risk of measles transmission in the EU/EEA

21 Mar 2018 - Risk of further spread and sustained transmission of measles in EU/EEA countries related to ongoing outbreaks and insufficient vaccination coverage.

European Immunization Week, 2018

23 Apr 2018 to 29 Apr 2018 - European Immunization Week (EIW) is marked across the European Region every April. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of immunisation for people’s health and well-being. Activities in 2018 focused on the progress and challenges in the Region’s concerted effort to eliminate measles and rubella.

Factsheet

Vaccine-preventable diseases

Disease / public health area

Hepatitis B

Disease / public health area

Human papillomavirus

Disease / public health area

Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease

Disease / public health area

Japanese encephalitis

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Disease programmes and networks

EUVAC.Net

Vaccine-preventable Diseases Programme

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Impact of measles national vaccination coverage on burden of measles across 29 Member States of the European Union and European Economic Area, 2006-2011

2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The disease burden of hepatitis B, influenza, measles and salmonellosis in Germany: first results of the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe Study.

2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Measles outbreak on a cruise ship in the western Mediterranean, February 2014, preliminary report

2014

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Measles outbreak in Bulgaria: poor maternal educational attainment as a risk factor for medical complications.

2013

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

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Measles

Monthly measles and rubella monitoring reports

Infographic: Measles affects all age groups

Vaccine Schedule

Measles outbreaks in Europe

Latest updates

Number of measles cases by country, EU/EEA, September 2018 (n=234)

Number of measles cases by month and notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018

Number of measles deaths by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018 (n=37)

Communicable disease threats report, 7-13 October, week 41

Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report, September 2018

Communicable disease threats report, 9-15 September 2018, week 37

Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report, August 2018

Communicable disease threats report, 5-11 August 2018, week 32

Measles vaccination gaps in teenagers and young adults highlighted in ECDC’s report

Measles cases increase significantly in the last month in a number of EU/EEA countries

ECDC Rapid Risk Assessment highlights young adults and healthcare workers as groups that are susceptible to measles, 21 March 2018

Measles outbreaks still ongoing in 2018 and fatalities reported from four countries

Individual decision-making and childhood vaccination

Inform, protect, immunise: engaging underserved populationsArchived

'Free Thinkers for Measles Elimination' meetingArchived

European Immunisation Week, 2012Archived

Number of measles deaths by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018 (n=37)

Number of measles cases by country, EU/EEA, August 2018 (n=439)

Measles notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 September 2017–31 August 2018

Number of measles cases by month and notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 September 2017–31 August 2018

Key outputs 2018

Monthly measles and rubella monitoring reports

Rapid risk assessment: Risk of measles transmission in the EU/EEA

European Immunization Week, 2018

Related content

Vaccine-preventable diseases

Hepatitis B

Human papillomavirus

Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease

Japanese encephalitis

Disease programmes and networks

EUVAC.Net

Vaccine-preventable Diseases Programme

Peer-reviewed publications

Impact of measles national vaccination coverage on burden of measles across 29 Member States of the European Union and European Economic Area, 2006-2011

The disease burden of hepatitis B, influenza, measles and salmonellosis in Germany: first results of the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe Study.

Measles outbreak on a cruise ship in the western Mediterranean, February 2014, preliminary report

Measles outbreak in Bulgaria: poor maternal educational attainment as a risk factor for medical complications.

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