Reacción a "Preliminary data show that measles cases in Europe declined in 2025, although they increased in countries such as Spain"

The WHO notes that in 2025 measles cases in Europe and Central Asia fell by almost 75 %, from more than 127,000 cases in 2024 to around 34,000, as a result of vaccination campaigns and outbreak control measures, although the risk of resurgence persists as long as 95 % vaccination coverage is not achieved in all communities.

These data show that measles responds immediately when the right action is taken. When vaccination campaigns are strengthened, outbreaks are rapidly identified and control measures are implemented, population protection is restored and virus circulation declines markedly. Such a sharp fall in cases in just one year is not a coincidence, but the direct result of intervention.

At the same time, the figures make it clear that this protection is neither automatic nor permanent: it depends on maintaining high vaccination coverage and active surveillance. When action is taken, the system works; when vigilance slips, the virus returns.