Measles in Europe and Central Asia were doubled last year compared to 2023, and the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warned of “wake -up telephone.”
In 2024, 127,350 infections were reported in this area, which is the highest number since 1997.
Last year, there are about one third of 359,521 worldwide.
More than 40% of European cases were children under 5 years of age, and two world institutions took urgent measures to increase vaccination levels.
In 2023, 500,000 children from all over the region missed the first dosage of the vaccine (MCV1), which should be provided through everyday vaccination services, the organization said.
The two doses of measles are considered to be 97% effective in preventing disease, which generally affect the respiratory system, leading to symptoms such as heat, cough, runny nose and rash.
measles It is one of the most contagious viruses for humans. In serious cases, infections can cause complications, including pneumonia, encephalitis, dehydration and blindness.
More than half of the European cases had to be treated at the hospital and 38 people died.
‘Measles is back’
Dr. Hans Kluge said that European heads of European Europe said: “The measles is back, it is a morning call.” He added: “If the vaccination rate is high, there is no health security … measles virus never rests. We can’t do it either.”
Last year, the most infected country was Romania with 30,692 people, followed by 28,147 Kazakhstan.
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Less than 80% of the eligible children in Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania were vaccinated in 2023 in 2023.
In Montenegro, less than 50% of children have been vaccinated for measles over the past five years. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, this figure was less than 70%.
British officials said more than 200 cases were reported in this country last month and more expected.
The vaccination rate does not go back to the pre -infectious level.
According to WHO and UNICEF, the measles in the region has been decreased since 1997, when 216,000 people were reported, and in 2016, it reached 4,440 lows.
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However, in 2018 and 2019, 89,000 and 106,000 cases were reported, respectively.
In 2023 and 2024, the number of cases of vaccination decreased during the cobid epidemic period.
The risk of occurrence is increasing due to the fact that the vaccination rate of many countries has not yet returned to the level before collapse.
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‘It wasn’t too late to vaccinate’
Dr. Andrew Wakefield in the UK published a paper in 1998, and concerns about the safety of measles vaccines have remained for decades.
There was no evidence of causality, and Wakefield had a license to practice medicine in the UK.
“It wasn’t too late to get vaccinations,” said Dash, Dr. Ben Castan, a London hygiene and tropical medical school. “Even a small reduction in vaccine can result in fatal consequences.”
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