During the 1997–1998 measles epidemic in Poland a high attack rate occurred in infants up
to 1 year of age (24.6/100,000 in comparison with 5.5/100,000 in total population). Routine …

A measles epidemic with 2255 reported cases occurred in Poland between November 1997
and July 1998, despite high vaccination coverage since the 1980s. Cases occurred at all …

WHO has adopted a goal of eliminating indigenous measles from the European Region by
the year 2007. The strategy focuses on reducing the proportion of susceptible individuals in …

Over the last 5 years, a number of outbreaks of measles have occurred in several European
Union (EU) countries. Many of these outbreaks continue and/or continued for more than 1 …

Serum antibodies against measles were measured in the Dutch general population and in
municipalities with low vaccine coverage, where religious groups that refuse vaccination are …

Methods Intensified surveillance of measles cases by means of a case register established
at the'Landelijke Coördinatiestructuur Infectieziektebestrijding (LCI)'[National Co-ordination …

The European Regional Office of WHO has targeted measles for elimination from the region
in 2007. Large national, age and sex stratified serological surveys of measles antibody were …

In recent years, there has been a remarkable increase in measles cases among preschool
and secondary school children in Turkey, as in many other countries. The seroconversion …

A measles epidemic occurred in Romania with 32, 915 cases and 21 deaths reported
between November 1996 and June 1998, despite high vaccination coverage since the early …

The majority of infants will not be protected by maternal antibodies until their first measles
vaccination between 12-15 months of age. This provides incentive to reduce the age of …