Monthly measles and rubella monitoring report, November 2018
This monitoring report is based on measles and rubella data from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) for the period 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018.
Executive Summary
All 30 countries reported measles data for September 2018, with a total of 234 cases reported by 15 countries, while 15 countries reported zero cases (Figure 1). Overall, case numbers continued to decrease compared with previous months. Italy, Slovakia, Germany and United Kingdom had the highest case counts but with a decreasing trend:
- Italy reported 44 cases in September, a decrease from 68 in August and 124 cases in July
- Slovakia reported 28 cases in September, a decrease from 87 in August and 257 cases in July
- Germany reported 25 cases in September, a decrease from 29 in August and 55 cases in July
- United Kingdom reported 14 cases in September, a decrease from 52 in August and 82 cases in July.
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Measles notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
Measles notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
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Number of measles cases by month and notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
Number of measles cases by month and notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
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Number of measles deaths by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018 (n=37)
Number of measles deaths by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018 (n=37)
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Number of measles cases by country, EU/EEA, September 2018 (n=234)
Number of measles cases by country, EU/EEA, September 2018 (n=234)
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Vaccination coverage for the first doses of measles and rubella containing vaccine by country, EU/EEA, 2017
Vaccination coverage for the first doses of measles and rubella containing vaccine by country, EU/EEA, 2017
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Vaccination coverage for the second dose of measles-containing vaccine, EU/EEA, 2017
Vaccination coverage for the second dose of measles-containing vaccine, EU/EEA, 2017
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Number of rubella cases by country, EU/EEA, September 2018 (n=32)
Number of rubella cases by country, EU/EEA, September 2018 (n=32)
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Number of rubella cases by month and notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
Number of rubella cases by month and notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
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Rubella notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
Rubella notification rate per million population by country, EU/EEA, 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018
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Vaccination coverage for the first dose of rubella-containing vaccine by country, EU/EEA, 2017
Vaccination coverage for the first dose of rubella-containing vaccine by country, EU/EEA, 2017