Measles
Measles is a vaccine preventable disease for which there is a national immunisation programme in the UK. This website provides up-to-date statistics on disease incidence and vaccine coverage. Information on the disease and the vaccine is available via the NHS Choices website [external site].
What's new
- 26 April 2013: MMR catch-up programme announced [external link]
- 24 April 2013
Measles cases in England: January to March 2013 (PDF, 121 KB) - 8 Feb 2013:
Age and regional breakdown for 2012 confirmed measles cases - 8 Feb 2013: Confirmed measles cases in England and Wales : update to end of December 2012
- January 2013: ECDC: Measles and Rubella monitoring report
- 22 Aug 2012: Advice for Traveller communities (PDF, 582 KB)
- 6 April 2012:
Documentary on measles in Europe, produced by Euronews with support of ECDC [external link].
Related Information
- ›› MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) Vaccine
- ›› VRD User Manual (PDF, 262 KB)
- ›› Information on Oral Fluid testing for measles, mumps and rubella
- ›› Surveillance form for confirmed cases of measles, mumps or rubella (PDF, 18 KB)
- ›› Going to camp this summer?
- ›› Film - testing for measles and other vaccine preventatable infections
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