WHO measles Stories

Measles and rubella rebound amid dropping vaccination rates
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 06, 2025

Between 2010 and 2019, measles vaccination rates declined in 100 of the 204 countries studied. Notably, 21 out of 36 high-income countries experienced...

Mongolia's confirmed measles cases exceeds 10,000
XINHUA  |  Jun 27, 2025

The majority of new measles infections were among school-age children who had only one shot of the measles vaccine.

Measles cases rose 79 per cent globally last year: WHO
Agency  |  Feb 20, 2024

WHO technical adviser Natasha Crowcroft says more than half of all countries globally are currently believed to be at high risk of measles outbreaks b...

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