Multi-country Measles Outbreak Confirmed

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently announced that since the beginning of 2023, about 242 measles cases have been reported by 12 European countries.

Austria reported 121 cases of measles in 2023.

According to national data, as of June 13, 2023, Styria is the most affected region in Austria, with 102 cases reported since the beginning of the outbreak in early 2023.

Measles outbreaks have also been reported from other regions, including Upper Austria (5), Lower Austria (4), Vienna (5), Carinthia (4), and Burgenland (1).

As of June 14, 2023, surveillance sources had detected 22 new suspected and/or confirmed measles cases reported in seven EU/EEA countries over the past month: Estonia (2), Germany (12), Ireland (2), Poland (2), Spain (1), and Sweden (1).

So far, in 2023, one measles-related death has been reported in the EU/EEA (the Netherlands).

And the U.S. CDC reported on June 12, 2023, India has confirmed 73,536 measles cases over the past year.

In the U.S., a total of 16 measles cases were reported by 11 jurisdictions as of early June 2023.

Measles is a very contagious disease that is preventable with various vaccines.