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2020
Number of measles cases by confirmation Number of rubella cases by confirmation
method method
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
* AFRO only provides information on rubella IgM+ status of cases; these are assumed to be
lab confirmed rubella.
During outbreaks in some countries, only a small proportion of the measles cases are reported
through the case-based data system in the table above.
ISO 3: International Organization of Standards 3-letter country code
Reported measles cases and incidence rates by WHO Member States, as of 05 Ma
2020
Number of measles cases by confirmation Number of rubella cases by confirmation
method method
Total Total
ISO
suspected Total Total confirmed
Region Member State country
measles confirmed Lab Clinically confirmed Lab Clinically measles
code EPI link EPI link
cases measles confirmed compatible rubella confirmed compatible cases
cases cases
Suspected cases: Any person in whom a clinician suspects measles OR any person with fever, AND
generalized maculopapular (i.e. non-vesicular) rash, AND cough, coryza (i.e. runny nose) or
conjunctivitis (i.e. red eyes).
Clinically-confirmed cases: Any person meeting the clinical case definition of suspected measles who
lacks laboratory-confirmation and evidence of epidemiologic linkage to another confirmed measles case.
EPI link: An epidemiologically-linked measles case is a patient who meets the clinical case definition and
has direct contact with another laboratory-confirmed measles case whose rash onset was within the
preceding 21 days. In settings where contact tracing is not routinely conducted, epidemiological linkage
can be ascribed if the suspected case lives in the same district or adjacent districts where a measles
outbreak has been laboratory confirmed and transmission is plausible.
Lab confirmed cases: A case that meets the clinical case definition and has laboratory-confirmation of
measles virus infection
Incidence rate for confirmed measles: Number of total confirmed measles cases divided by total
population per 1'000'000
Discarded rate: Number of total discarded measles cases divided by total population per 100'000
of 05 May 2020
2019
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population
0 0 0.00 1.92
2.44 3 0.20 0.41
7.44 0 0.00 0.74
0 0 0.00 4.53
0 0 0.00 8.97
0 0 0.00 1.47
90.99 0 0.00 22.33
3.03 1 0.08
0.6 1 0.16 4.23
4.61 0 0.00 3.46
2 0 0.00 1.86
0.09 0 0.00 33.17
of 05 May 2020
2019
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population
0 0 0.00 1.34
0 0 0.00 1.4
0 0 0.00 8.24
0 0 0.00 1.84
0 0 0.00 2.1
0 0 0.00 5.34
0 0 0.00 1.55
0 0 0.00 4.1
0 0 0.00 8.46
0.15 0 0.00 3.65
0 0 0.00 10.74
0 0 0.00 1.54
0 0 0.00 21.34
0.06 0 0.00 1.64
0 0 0.00 1.77
5.54 0 0.00 1.11
0 0 0.00 1.05
0 0 0.00 0.51
3.9 0 0.00
2.58 0 0.00 1.69
16.72 0 0.00 4.53
5.7 59 4.76 0.94
0 0 0.00 32.97
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population
Discarded
Measles Rubella
measles/
incidence Total incidence
rubella
rate per confirmed rate per
cases per
1'000'000 rubella 1'000'000
100'000
total cases total
total
population population
population