ReutersHealth officials say the number of measles in the European region doubled last year to reach the highest level in 25 years.
A joint report issued by the World Health Organization (the World Health Organization) and the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, said that children under the age of five represent more than 40 % of the reported cases in Europe and Central Asia.
“The measles have returned, it is an invitation to wake up,” said Hans Henry Klog, regional director of Europe. “Without high vaccination rates, there is no health security.”
MMR vaccine – which people have measles, mumps and measles – are 97 % effective in fighting the dangerous virus.
Measles are a very intended disease that spreads by coughing and sneezing.
Common symptoms include:
- High temperature
- Pain, red and water eyes
- Cough
- Sneezing
The measles virus can lead to pneumonia, brain swelling and death.
The World Health Organization's detailed analysis, which covers 53 countries, said that there are 12,7,350 cases of measles reported in the European region in 2024 – the highest level since 1997.
A total of 38 deaths were reported until March 6, 2025.
They added that the measles cases were declining since 1997, but the trend was reflected in 2018-19 and the cases increased dramatically in 2023-24 “after a decrease in the coverage of the fortification during the Covid-19s.”
They warned, “Vaccination rates in many countries are no longer to prenatal levels, which increases the risk of disease outbreaks.”
The joint analysis said that the European region represents a third of all measles in the world in 2024. Within that region, Romania had the largest number of cases – 30,692 – followed by Kazakhstan with 28147.
The World Health/UNICEF statement concluded that the measles remained a “major global threat” and urged governments in which cases occur to take quick action – and those in which the virus did not reach to be ready to act.
There was Dear in the United States recently With the spread of the disease – which was considered “eliminated” in the United States in 2000 – there and across Canada as well.
The vaccination rates are blamed for the last glow.
In Europe, for example, eight out of every 10 people who were diagnosed with measles were diagnosed last year, according to the European Center's data for the prevention and control of diseases (ECDC).
ECDC said on Tuesday that its estimates in 2023 showed that only four countries – Hungary, Malta, Portugal and Slovakia – had achieved a 95 % threshold for vaccination to prevent chaos.
Anxiety was also expressed in the United KingdomOn the spread of the disease, where the vaccination rates decreased to two wounds to less than 90 %.
Dr. Bin Kasistan-Dabbush warned of the London College for Hygiene and Equatorial Medicine people of confidence in the unbearable information on their social media.
“We have also learned from the Covid-19 vaccination program that wrong information can travel quickly and can affect people's decisions. It is important to be aware that pollen on social media may not be based on scientific evidence.”
