Measles and rubella monthly update—WHO European Region 2/2022

1. Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization programme
Division of country health programmes
Data as of 10 March 2022
Measles and rubella monthly update—
WHO European Region
www.euro.who.int

2. Measles
Updates including 2022
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Measles cases—WHO European Region,
February 2021–January 2022
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 November not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2022. All rights reserved.
Top 10 countries
Country Cases
Turkey 49
Tajikistan 20
Belgium 17
Ukraine 17
Poland 15
France 11
Italy 9
Georgia 6
Germany 5
Russian Federation 5
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 March 2022
22 (42%) countries reported measles cases in the rolling 12-months.

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Measles incidence per million population—
WHO European Region, February 2021–January 2022
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 November not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2022. All rights reserved.
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 March 2022
Top 10 countries
Country Cases Incidence
Tajikistan 20 2.05
Georgia 6 1.51
Belgium 17 1.46
Cyprus 1 0.82
Ireland 3 0.60
Turkey 49 0.58
Finland 3 0.54
Kyrgyzstan 3 0.45
Poland 15 0.40
Ukraine 17 0.39

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Ten countries with the highest numbers of measles cases—
WHO European Region, February 2021–January 2022
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 March 2022
22 (42%) countries reported measles cases in the rolling 12-months.
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Russian Federation
Germany
Georgia
Italy
France
Poland
Ukraine
Belgium
Tajikistan
Turkey
Number of cases
Out of 179 measles cases reported for February 2021 to January
2022, 154 (86%) cases were reported by these 10 countries.

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Measles cases by month—WHO European Region,
2020–January 2022
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 March 2022
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(n=12202)
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cases
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Measles genotypes by week of sample collection—
WHO European Region, week 5, 2019 to week 4, 2022
Data source: WHO measles nucleotide surveillance online database (MeaNS) data as of 10 March 2022
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8. Measles
Latest update for 2021
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Measles cases—WHO European Region, 2021
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 November not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2022. All rights reserved.
Top 10 countries
Country Cases
Turkey 51
Belgium 16
Ukraine 16
Poland 14
France 13
Tajikistan 12
Italy 9
Germany 6
Georgia 5
Ireland 4
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 March 2022
23 (43%) countries reported measles cases for 2021.

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Measles incidence per million population—
WHO European Region, 2021
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 November not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2022. All rights reserved.
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 March 2022
Top 10 countries
Country Cases Incidence
Belgium 16 1.38
Georgia 5 1.26
Tajikistan 12 1.23
Cyprus 1 0.82
Ireland 4 0.80
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
2 0.61
Turkey 51 0.60
Finland 3 0.54
Kyrgyzstan 3 0.45
Poland 14 0.37

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Ten countries with the highest numbers of measles cases—
WHO European Region, 2021
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Ireland
Georgia
Germany
Italy
Tajikistan
France
Poland
Ukraine
Belgium
Turkey
Number of cases
Out of 171 measles cases reported for 2021, 146
(85%) 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 March 2022
23 (43%) countries reported measles cases for 2021.

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Measles cases by month—WHO European Region,
2019–2021
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2019
(n=104442)
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(n=171)
Number
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cases
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 March 2022

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Measles cases and incidence by age group* and vaccination
status—WHO European Region, 2021
*Age was unknown for 17 cases.
Population source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision.
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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 March 2022

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Measles cases, MCV1 and MCV2 coverage by year—
WHO European Region, 2010–2021
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 March 2022.
2) MCV1 and MCV2 coverage - WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) as of 04 October 2021.
MCV1: first dose of measles-containing vaccine
MCV2: second dose of measles-containing vaccine

15. Rubella
Updates including 2022
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Five countries with the highest numbers of rubella cases—
WHO European Region, February 2021–January 2022
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 March 2022
12 (24%) countries reported rubella cases in the rolling 12-months.
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Finland
Germany
Ukraine
Turkey
Poland
Number of cases
Out of 102 rubella cases reported for February 2021 to
January 2022, 93 (91%) cases were reported by these 5
countries.

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Rubella cases by month—WHO European Region,
2020–January 2022
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 March 2022
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(n=190)
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(n=102)
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(n=11)
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Lab confirmed Epi linked Clinically compatible
(n=11)

18. Rubella
Latest update for 2021
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Five countries with the highest numbers of rubella cases—
WHO European Region, 2021
Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 10 March 2022
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Azerbaijan
Germany
Turkey
Ukraine
Poland
Number of cases
Out of 102 rubella cases reported for 2021, 97 (95%) cases
were reported by these 7 countries.
Azerbaijan, Finland, Italy *
*3 countries had two cases each for 2021
12 (24%) countries reported rubella cases for 2021.

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Rubella cases by month—WHO European Region,
2019–2021
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2019
(n=630)
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(n=190)
2021
(n=102)
Number
of
cases
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 March 2022

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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