1. Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization programme
Division of country health programmes
Data as of 10 December 2020
Measles and rubella monthly update—
WHO European Region
www.euro.who.int

2. Measles
Updates including 2020
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Measles cases—WHO European Region,
November 2019–October 2020
Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city
or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2020. All rights reserved.
Top 10 countries
Country Cases
Kazakhstan 4822
Uzbekistan 4629
Russian Federation 1289
Romania 1169
Turkey 778
Kyrgyzstan 765
Ukraine 524
France 319
Bulgaria 304
Tajikistan 168
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Measles incidence per million population—
WHO European Region, November 2019–October 2020
Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city
or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2020. All rights reserved.
Top 10 countries
Country Incidence
Kazakhstan 256.81
Uzbekistan 138.31
Kyrgyzstan 117.26
Romania 60.77
Bulgaria 43.75
Tajikistan 17.61
Slovenia 16.84
Ukraine 11.98
Turkey 9.22
Belgium 9.06
Population source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Ten countries with the highest numbers of measles cases—
WHO European Region, November 2019–October 2020
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Tajikistan
Bulgaria
France
Ukraine
Kyrgyzstan
Turkey
Romania
Russian Federation
Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan
Number of cases
Out of 15 612 measles cases reported for November 2019 to
October 2020, 14 767 (95%) cases were reported by these 10
countries.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Measles cases by month—WHO European Region,
2018–October 2020
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(n=88693)
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(n=104445)
2020
(n=12148)
Numberofcases
Month
Lab confirmed Epi linked Clinically compatible
Criteria for date of case inclusion may differ in accordance with Member States’ surveillance systems.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Measles cases, MCV1 and MCV2 coverage by year—
WHO European Region, 2010–October 2020
Data source: 1) Measles cases – monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe or via ECDC/TESSy as of 10 December 2020.
2) MCV1 and MCV2 coverage - WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) as of 15 July 2020.
MCV1: first dose of measles-containing vaccine
MCV2: second dose of measles-containing vaccine
30604
33254
26788
32857
18869
28413
5273
25872
88693
104445
12148
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*January –October 2020

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Measles genotypes by week of sample collection—
WHO European Region, week 44, 2017 to week 43, 2020
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Numberofsequencesreported
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2017 2018 2019 2020
Data source: WHO measles nucleotide surveillance online database (MeaNS) data as of 10 December 2020

9. Measles
Latest update for 2019
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Measles cases—WHO European Region, 2019
Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city
or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2020. All rights reserved.
Top 10 countries
Country Cases
Ukraine 57332
Kazakhstan 13326
Russian Federation 4171
Georgia 3920
Turkey 2892
France 2636
Kyrgyzstan 2303
North Macedonia 1884
Uzbekistan 1750
Romania 1736
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Measles incidence per million population—
WHO European Region, 2019
Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city
or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2020. All rights reserved.
Top 10 countries
Country Incidence
Ukraine 1303.19
Georgia 980.79
North Macedonia 904.27
Kazakhstan 718.33
Bosnia and Herzegovina 424.42
Kyrgyzstan 358.95
San Marino 324.87
Lithuania 301.49
Bulgaria 178.14
Albania 167.31
Population source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Ten countries with the highest numbers of measles cases—
WHO European Region, 2019
1736
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2636
2892
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13326
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Romania
Uzbekistan
North Macedonia
Kyrgyzstan
France
Turkey
Georgia
Russian Federation
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Number of cases
Out of 104 445 measles cases reported for 2019, 91 950 (88%) cases were
reported by these 10 countries.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Measles cases by month—WHO European Region,
2017–2019
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(n=25872)
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(n=88693)
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(n=104445)
Numberofcases
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Lab confirmed Epi linked Clinically compatible
Criteria for date of case inclusion may differ in accordance with Member States’ surveillance systems.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Measles cases and incidence by age group* and vaccination
status—WHO European Region, 2019
*Age was unknown for 740 cases.
Population source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision.
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(n=8167)
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(n=16794)
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Incidencepermillionpopulation
Numberofcases
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0 dose 1 dose 2+ doses Unknown Incidence
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

15. Rubella
Updates including 2020
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Five countries with the highest numbers of rubella cases—
WHO European Region, November 2019–October 2020
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115
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Italy
Turkey
Germany
Ukraine
Poland
Number of cases
Out of 234 rubella cases reported for November 2019 to October
2020, 212 (91%) cases were reported by these 5 countries.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Rubella cases by month—WHO European Region,
2018–October 2020
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2018
(n=838)
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(n=630)
2020
(n=175)
Numberofcases
Month
Lab confirmed Epi linked Clinically compatible
Criteria for date of case inclusion may differ in accordance with Member States’ surveillance systems.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

18. Rubella
Latest update for 2019
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Five countries with the highest numbers of rubella cases—
WHO European Region, 2019
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Russian Federation
Turkey
Germany
Ukraine
Poland
Number of cases
Out of 630 rubella cases reported for 2019, 566 (90%) cases
were reported by these 5 countries.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Rubella cases by month—WHO European Region,
2017–2019
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(n=702)
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(n=838)
2019
(n=630)
Numberofcases
Month
Lab confirmed Epi linked Clinically compatible
Criteria for date of case inclusion may differ in accordance with Member States’ surveillance systems.
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 December 2020

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Links to measles and rubella information
• WHO EpiData
www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/vaccines-and-immunization/publications/surveillance-and-data/who-epidata
• Country slides for measles and rubella
www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/burden/vpd/surveillance_type/active/measles_monthlydata/en/
• WHO EpiBrief
www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/vaccines-and-immunization/publications/surveillance-and-data/who-epibrief