Level 1 - Global Measles
A global measles notice and local reports differ
The source’s worldwide measles notice has a May 2025 publication date. It introduces a broad travel-health concern; it is not a daily count of cases in each country.
Our measles guide explains the disease background. Use the date guide to distinguish a still-retained notice from a fresh situation update, and keep local reporting periods visible before making comparisons.
From the source
Measles cases are rising in many countries around the world. All international travelers should be fully vaccinated against measles with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, according to CDC's measles vaccination recommendations for international travel. Country List : Afghanistan, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Liberia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Republic of the Congo , Senegal, Somalia, Republic of South Sudan, Togo, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Burkina Faso, Türkiye (Turkey), United Arab Emirates, Burundi, Romania, Malaysia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Austria, Belarus, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, San Marino, Guinea, Kenya, Monaco, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Belgium, Ireland, Montenegro, Moldova, Serbia, Niger, Thailand, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Namibia, Sudan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla (U.K.), Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Azores (Portugal), The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda (U.K.), Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory (U.K.), Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Canada, Canary Islands (Spain), Cape Verde, Cayman Islands (U.K.), Chile, China, Christmas Island (Australia), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia), Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands (New Zealand), Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Easter Island (Chile), Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands (Denmark), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana (France), French Polynesia, including the island groups of Society Islands (Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora-Bora), Marquesas Islands (Hiva Oa and Ua Huka), and Austral Islands (Tubuai and Rurutu), Gabon, The Gambia, Germany, Gibraltar (U.K.), Greece, Greenland (Denmark), Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam (U.S.), Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, , Honduras, Hong Kong (China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Italy, including Holy See and Vatican City, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands), includes Tarawa, Tabuaeran (Fanning Island), and Banaba (Ocean Island), Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau (China), Madagascar, Madeira Islands (Portugal), Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique (France), Mauritius, Mayotte (France), Mexico, The Federated States of Micronesia (Including Yap Islands, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Kosrae), Mongolia, Montserrat (U.K.), Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, The Netherlands, New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niue (New Zealand), Norfolk Island (Australia), North Korea, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands (U.S.), including Saipan, Tinian, and Rota Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Pitcairn Islands (U.K.), Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico (U.S.), Qatar, Réunion (France), Rwanda, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena (U.K.), Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (U.K.), South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, including Zanzibar, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tokelau (New Zealand), Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.), Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Wake Island, U.S., Zambia, Zimbabwe
Measles — sources, context and outbreak reporting
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