Key Points

• Measles Outbreak Since November 2017

• As of March 12, 2018, 913 cases reported since November 6, 2017

• 59 departments affected by measles

• 50% of cases are reported in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region

• Highest incidence among children under 1 year of age

• Death in February of a 32-year-old unvaccinated woman

• 21 deaths due to measles since 2008

• Nearly 9 out of 10 measles cases have occurred in people who are unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated