Measles soared in Europe last year, with the 30,000 reported cases 30 times higher than for the previous year, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday calling for "urgent" vaccination efforts.

Measles cases surge 30-fold In Europe in 2023: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) and US Health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Wednesday that the world now faces an impending threat of measles spreading in numerous locations internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic's ongoing impact on vaccine coverage and impaired disease surveillance.

40mn children missed measles vaccine in 2021; disease is now an imminent global threat, warn CDC and WHO

The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

870,000 measles cases in 2019, the highest number in 23 years

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Measles cases surge 30-fold In Europe in 2023: WHO

40mn children missed measles vaccine in 2021; disease is now an imminent global threat, warn CDC and WHO

870,000 measles cases in 2019, the highest number in 23 years