UK: 2025 Measles

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8k5gx3xr1o

'Concerning' measles rise prompts vaccination call
3 hours ago
Beth Cruse
BBC News, West of England

Parents are being urged to have their children vaccinated against measles after a rise in cases in the West Country.

The south west had the highest proportion of measles cases in the country (46%) between 16 December and 13 January, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

During this time there were 30 new cases of measles in the south west.

"Measles is highly infectious, and it can cause serious disease or even death in some rare cases," said Dr Alasdair Wood, UKHSA consultant in health protection for the region.

The figures also show that there have been 115 confirmed cases of the disease in the south west over the past year.

Bristol has had the most cases in the region since 1 January 2024, with 57, followed by Gloucestershire (23) and Somerset (11).

The rise comes as vaccination rates for two doses have fallen below 90%, which could lead to more outbreaks, the UKHSA has warned...

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Source: https://www.easterneye.biz/measles-c...and-nhs-ukhsa/

Measles cases rise in England ahead of summer travel
London accounted for nearly half of the cases in the last four weeks and has reported 162 cases in total this year. Other affected regions include the North West and the West Midlands.
By Vivek Mishra
Jun 05, 2025

MEASLES outbreaks are continuing in England, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirming 109 cases in April and 86 so far in May. Since January, there have been 420 confirmed cases, mostly among unvaccinated children aged 10 and under.

London accounted for nearly half of the cases in the last four weeks and has reported 162 cases in total this year. Other affected regions include the North West and the West Midlands...

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Source: https://www.vax-before-travel.com/20...asles-outbreak

London Leads England's Measles Outbreak
July 14, 2025 • 9:40 am CDT

As the summer vacation season peaks in late July, international travelers should be aware of where the measles virus is spreading.

According to data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), 529 laboratory-confirmed cases of measles were reported in England in 2025.

The unfortunate leader is London, with 44% (233 of 529) of these cases.

Other measles outbreaks have been reported in the East of England, the North West, Bristol, Hackney, and Leeds.

To alert all travelers, the U.S. CDC updated its Level 1 - Practice Usual Precautions, Global Measles alert at the end of May 2025...

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Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/public...authority-2025

Contents

• England measles epidemiology 2025
• Situational update
• Summary
• Recent activity

England measles epidemiology 2025

This report describes measles epidemiology in England from 1 January 2025.
Situational update

In 2024 there were 2,911 laboratory confirmed measles cases in England, the highest number of cases recorded annually since 2012. Data for 2023 and 2024 and historical data are available.
Since 1 January 2025, there have been 742 laboratory confirmed measles cases reported in England, an increase of 68 cases since the last report on 31 July 2025 (Figures 1 and 2). Measles case numbers started to increase in April 2025 with outbreaks particularly affecting London and the North West regions. However since mid-July activity has stabilised.

Summary

The number of laboratory confirmed measles cases by month of symptom onset in 2025 to date are:

• January: 88
• February: 68
• March: 68
• April: 108
• May: 131
• June: 126
• July: 126
• August: 27 to date

The UKHSA data dashboard provides tabular data on the total number of cases by week of onset in 2025...