Faced with measles, only one protection: vaccination

Since the start of the year, the number of measles cases has increased in Occitania. Consequently, In a national. For example, international context of resurgence of this disease which can be serious, the Regional Health Agency Occitanie recalls that the best way to protect itself and limit the propagation of the virus is to be vaccinated!

Since the start of the year, 90 cases of confirmed measles have been declared to ARS Occitanie* (735 cases in France). Nevertheless, In the majority of cases, infected people are not or insufficiently vaccinated (1 dose). However, In Occitania to date, the measles-to-feed-rubole vaccination coverage (2 doses) is estimated at 85.5 % in children at the age of 33 months. Consequently, no department reaches the 95 % of vaccination coverage, rate recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to allow the elimination of the disease. Meanwhile, *Source faced measles, only one protection: Public Health France. Number of cases from January 1 to June 30. 2025

To protect yourself and protect the most fragile, a single reflex: vaccination

To be effectively protected, only one solution: vaccination. The ROR vaccine is recommended from the age of one year, but also in adults born after 1980. Consult your health book to verify that you are well protected. Health professionals, early childhood professionals and teachers are also strongly encouraged to verify their vaccination status. To vaccinate is also to protect the most fragile which cannot be vaccinated: infants of less than 6 months. pregnant women, immunocompromised people …

A very contagious disease that can be serious

Often wrongly considered benign, measles can cause serious complications (pneumonia, encephalitis, etc.) and hospitalizations. Measles is not just a childhood illness, it also concerns adolescents and adults. It is characterized by a high fever, associated with a cough, a faced measles, only one protection: rhinopharyngitis or a conjunctivitis, then by a rash. The measles is 10 times more contagious than the flu, a patient can contaminate 10 to 15 people. It is very easily transmitted from one person to another through the air. during coughing, hooking, or by contact with contaminated objects (toys, handkerchiefs, etc.). If you think you have measles. if you have been in contact with an infected person, respect the barrier gestures (port of mask, hand washing, etc.) and quickly contact your doctor