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Overview
- A new national report counts 873 measles cases in 2025, including 128 imported, with more than 300 hospitalizations and seven deaths.
- Most people who fell ill were unprotected, with 60.3% unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella.
- Health officials identified 116 linked outbreaks, including 30 larger clusters in schools, childcare sites, hospitals, and precarious settings.
- The agency urges catch-up shots for adolescents and young adults and wants the MMR vaccine added to existing school programs for HPV and meningococcal disease.
- France’s increase comes during a wider rebound, with Europe and Central Asia recording about 151,000 cases in 2024, and WHO and UNICEF warning that only high coverage can prevent spread.