A significant increase in measles cases in Europe

Europe is experiencing a significant increase in the number of measles cases, and the disease has resumed and spread to four countries where it has finally been eradicated, including Britain, according to the World Health Organization, which today called To a more intensive vaccination.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 89,994 cases of measles in 48 European countries in the first half of 2019, more than double the number of cases in the same period last year (44,175). ) and more than the total in 2018 (8,442).

According to figures from 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Britain, Greece, Chechnya and Albania are no longer considered countries where the measles has been eliminated.