#HealthNews: The measles epidemic explodes in Europe: the issue of vaccination revived

It was thought to have been eradicated: measles threatens Europe and France. WHO is sounding the alarm with 41,000 cases reported in Europe in just 6 months.

41,000 measles cases occurred in Europe between January and June this year. That's almost twice as much as last year, which was already the worst of the decade. 24,000 cases were then identified.

The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm: the old continent would face a new epidemic. Spike in infections, large outbreaks ... For the moment, in Europe, 37 people have succumbed to the disease since January, including three people in France. Ukraine is the country hardest hit by the epidemic but the Hexagon, too, worries the health authorities, with more than 2700 cases recorded in 8 months. 
"In 2010-2011 there were forty deaths, yet it was not a lesson," laments Professor Eric Caumes, head of the infectious diseases department at La Pitié-Salpêtrière on RMC.

In question: the vaccination rate. WHO recommends that 95% of the population be vaccinated. However, in France, we are far from it: barely 8 in 10 French are correctly vaccinated (the initial dose and the booster). 
Measles is particularly contagious via coughing and sneezing: on average, an infected individual contaminates between 15 and 20 people. If most people can fully recover, it can lead to serious complications such as encephalitis or pneumonia.
"The immunization coverage is not good in France.If fatal, we die of pneumonia.It is much more serious in adults," says the professor against Jean-Jacques Bourdin.

Source: BFM

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