Measles Epidemiological Bulletin. Surveillance data as of May 23, 2018.

Key Points

  • Measles resurgence since November 2017

  • Decline in the number of new weekly cases since Week 13 (epidemic peak)

  • As of May 18, 2018, 2,284 cases reported since November 6, 2017 (+53 cases since the last epidemiological bulletin, S19)

  • 83 departments have reported at least 1 case; this number has remained stable since the last bulletin

  • 47% of cases (n=1,072) have been reported in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The number of weekly cases has also decreased significantly in the region since Week 13

  • 1 case imported from mainland France to French Guiana, with no secondary cases identified

  • Highest incidence among children under 1 year of age: 22.8 cases per 100,000 inhabitants

  • 21% of reported cases were hospitalized

  • 87% of measles cases occurred in unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated individuals

Publishing year: 23

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