Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report, November 2018

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report, November 2018. Stockholm: ECDC; 2018 

Surveillance report
  • Publication series: Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report
  • Time period covered: 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
This monitoring report is based on measles and rubella data from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) for the period 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018.

Executive Summary

All 30 countries reported measles data for September 2018, with a total of 234 cases reported by 15 countries, while 15 countries reported zero cases (Figure 1). Overall, case numbers continued to decrease compared with previous months. Italy, Slovakia, Germany and United Kingdom had the highest case counts but with a decreasing trend:

  • Italy reported 44 cases in September, a decrease from 68 in August and 124 cases in July
  • Slovakia reported 28 cases in September, a decrease from 87 in August and 257 cases in July
  • Germany reported 25 cases in September, a decrease from 29 in August and 55 cases in July
  • United Kingdom reported 14 cases in September, a decrease from 52 in August and 82 cases in July. 
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Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report, November 2018

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