ABOVE: More than half of Europe’s measles cases this year were reported in Ukraine.
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In the first half of 2019, there were about 90,000 reported measles cases in children and adults in Europe, according to a report released by the World Health Organization. This is more than double the number of cases reported in the area during the first half of 2018 (44,175) and is more than the total for all of 2018 (84,462), states the report.
On May 6, the World Health Organization (WHO) had activated a Grade 2 emergency response to measles, allowing the mobilization of human and financial resources to the countries most affected. WHO extended the emergency activation on August 5 for another three months, after which the situation will be reassessed. “Great efforts to control this highly contagious disease have brought us a long way towards regional elimination. However, ongoing measles outbreaks ...
