‘Alarming rise’ in measles cases in Europe as ‘national incident’ declared in UK
Europe is experiencing an “alarming rise” in measles cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, with a more than 30-fold rise across the region in 2023. More than 30,000 measles cases were reported by 40 of the World Health Organization (WHO) European region’s 53 member states between January and October last year, compared to 941 cases in 2022. The increase in the number of cases is compounded by the hospitalisation of 21,000 people and five measles-related deaths. The WHO says this upward trend is expected to continue if urgent measures are not taken to prevent further spr...