Campak Cases In Europe Increase Drastically, Highest In The Last 25 Years

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JAKARTA - Sacrificial cases are now also worrying in the European region. The cases of warnish in Europe have increased dramatically to double throughout 2024 and have become the highest level in the last 25 years.

The WHO and UNICEF, which analyzed 53 countries, found 127,350 cases ofcampus reported in the European region in 2024, the highest since 1997. A total of 38 deaths have been reported as of March 6, 2025.

Measles cases in Europe have actually decreased since 1997. However, there was an increase in the 2018-2019 period, and cases increased dramatically in 2023-2024.

This is due to a decrease in Colombia immunization coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, WHO encourages the vaccination ofembikes to be increased again to prevent the spread of the disease from increasing.

"The impact is spreading again, and this is a warning. Without a high vaccination rate, there is no health guarantee," said WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge, quoted from the BBC, Monday, March 17, 2025.

"The vaccination rate in many countries has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, thus increasing the risk of an outbreak," he added.

Based on the WHO and UNICEF analysis, the European region contributed one-third of all cases of wajah in the world by 2024. In the region, Romania has the highest number of cases with 30,692 cases.

It was stated that 10 people who were diagnosed withemia in 2024 did not vaccinate. Since 2023, only four countries have met the brink of vaccination againstemployment.

"The forecasts from 2023 show that only four countries, Hungary, Malta, Portugal, and Slovakia, have met the 95 percent threshold for vaccination to prevent the wavy outbreak," the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) said.