Europe - WHO 'taken aback' by measles outbreaks

[Gert van der Hoek]

25 February 2015



Measles vaccinations must be immediately stepped up across Europe and central Asia after a series of outbreaks, the World Health Organization says.

Officials say they have been "taken aback" by more than 22,000 cases in 2014 and the first months of this year.

The WHO demands that counties control the outbreaks with "no exception".

It say the surges threaten the goal of eliminating measles in the region by the end of 2015.

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[TD="class: left, colspan: 2"]SOURCE WHO, FIGURES FOR JAN 2014 - FEB 2015[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Kyrgyzstan[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]7,477[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]5,340[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Russian Federation[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]3,247[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Georgia[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]3,291[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Italy[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]1,674[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Germany[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]583[/TD]
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[TD="class: left"]Kazakhstan[/TD]
[TD="class: left"]537[/TD]
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