Measles on the rise in Belgium
There is concern in Belgium after a sharp increase in the cases of measles in the region of Wallonia.
So far two hospitals in Wallonia have reported at least 30 cases of measles infections since the start of the year.
Both hospitals usually treated one to two measles cases per year.
Officials at one of the Belgian hospitals said that many of the patients were adults who had not been vaccinated properly —or at all.
While medical staff in both hospitals said that none of the patients had so far needed to be admitted, they raised concern over a possible outbreak over summer holiday travels.
The World Health Organisation said that, in the first two months of 2019, 34,400 cases of measles had been reported in 42 European countries, with the majority of cases located in Ukraine, Albania and Romania.
