US EditionExact Number of Measles Cases in Staffordshire as UK Loses Elimination Status - Stoke-on-Trent Live
The UK lost measles elimination status due to endemic transmission and vaccination coverage around 85%, with 2,911 confirmed cases in England in 2024, WHO said.
- The WHO on Monday stripped the United Kingdom of its measles-free status following continuous circulation for over a year, based on 2024 data amid rising infections across Europe.
- Falling vaccine coverage meant outbreaks began in 2023 and intensified through 2024, enabling endemic spread that violated WHO measles-free criteria requiring no local transmission for a year or longer.
- Local data reveal England reported 2,911 confirmed measles cases in 2024 and 957 laboratory-confirmed cases since January 1, 2025, with vaccination coverage falling below 84.4.
- UKHSA urged all children to be vaccinated and catch up missed doses, and NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board advised checking vaccination status; the NHS now offers the second MMRV dose earlier at an 18-month appointment.
- Across the region, Spain, Austria, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan lost measles elimination status, while Canada lost it last year and the United States is working to retain its status.
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The dangerous disease was considered to have been eradicated, but reoccurred because of the low vaccination rate. Regular consultations could reduce vaccination skepticism.
According to the Agency for Health and Food Security (AGES), 542 measles cases had been registered in 2024. This increase has now had an impact on the classification of Austria at the World Health Organisation (WHO). The status of the virus disease has been changed from "excluded" to "reestablished". In 2024, 120 people from Austria ended up in hospital due to measles, four in an intensive care unit. According to AGES, the number of diseases fel…
Exact number of measles cases in Staffordshire as UK loses elimination status - Stoke-on-Trent Live
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SALZBURG24The WHO has "reestablished" the status of viral disease.
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