Measles — Ukraine
“When universal routine immunisation in childhood improves and the virus is still in circulation, the disease will naturally move to the older age group who may be unimmunised or whose vaccine-derived immunity has begun to wane. At a time when the state is moving towards measles elimination, adult measles is a major concern,” a senior health official said.
Historically, measles has been a childhood disease. The epidemiological shift to older population presents new public health challenges
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