Data as of 15 June 2018

1. Verification of measles and rubella
elimination in the WHO European Region
Data as of 15 June 2018
Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization programme
Division of Health Emergencies and Communicable Diseases

2. Measles and rubella elimination status in the WHO European Region, 2017
2Data source: 7th meeting of the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC). Meeting report (2018).
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3. Data source: Monthly aggregated and case-based data reported by Member States to WHO/Europe directly or via ECDC/TESSy data as of 4 March 2019
Measles discard rate per hundred thousand population in the WHO European
Region, 2017
Population source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision.
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Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or
area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. © WHO 2019. All rights reserved.

4. Measles elimination status, 2012 – 2017
21
24
33
37
19
2
9
2
5
23
3
9
4
7
1
14
13
18
14
9
10
12 14
4 4 3 2 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Numberofcountries
Eliminated Interrupted ≥ 24 months Interrupted ≥ 12 months Endemic Inconclusive No report
Data source: Meeting reports from the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC), 2013–2018 4

5. Rubella elimination status, 2012 – 2017
20
24
33
37
19
3
9
2
2
25
4
9
2
2
3
13
9
18
16 14
11
11
17
4 4 3 2 2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Numberofcountries
Eliminated Interrupted ≥ 24 months Interrupted ≥ 12 months Endemic Inconclusive No report
Data source: Meeting reports from the European Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination (RVC), 2013–2018 5

6. • Next update available after 15 June 2019
• Report of 7th meeting of the European regional verification commission for measles
and rubella elimination (RVC)
www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/measles-and-rubella/publications/2018/7th-meeting-of-the-
european-regional-verification-commission-for-measles-and-rubella-elimination-rvc.-report
• Regional verification commission for measles and rubella elimination (RVC)
www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/communicable-diseases/measles-and-rubella/activities/regional-verification-commission-
for-measles-and-rubella-elimination-rvc
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Links for regional verification of measles and rubella elimination