Press release Measles Outbreak in Romania – a Wake-up Call for Europe 11 May 2017 – Currently Romania is experiencing the largest measles outbreak in the European Union with 4.800 measles cases and 24 deaths as of 30 April 2017. This should be a wake up call for all European countries. The European Institute of…
eu: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Elimination of measles and rubella Measles and rubella have been targeted for elimination in Europe by 2015. ECDC is monitoring progress to the interruption of endemic transmission these diseases using enhanced surveillance and epidemic intelligence. Measles and rubella vaccinations are routinely delivered as a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine…