Measles Surveillance Report
Report of “2025-04-24”

1) Reported Rash cases

In the past 52 weeks, 130 rash cases were reported. Following investigation, 73 were discarded, 55 were classified as measles, and 2 as rubella. During the year 2025, and since January, 19 rash cases were reported. Following investigation, 8 were discarded, 11 were classified as measles, and 0 as rubella.
Figure 1: Reported Rash cases by week

2) Measles cases for past 52 weeks

In the past 52 weeks, among the 55 classified Measles cases, 6 were lab-confirmed, 0 epi-linked, and 49 compatible clinical cases. The percentage of confirmed cases (laboratory or epi-linked) was 10.91%. The rate of measles cases was 8.79 per million. The highest rates per million were observed in Baalbeck Hermel with 28.41 and in Bekaa with 19.62. The most affected age groups are: the under 5 years representing 61.82 % of the cases, with age-specific rate of 62.91 per million, and with 41.18 % unvaccinated, followed by the 5-9 years old representing 16.36 % of the cases, with age-specific rate of 14.65 per million, and with 25.00 % unvaccinated. Among the cases, 50.9% were male, 69.1% were Lebanese, and 21.8% were admitted to hospitals. During the year 2025, and since January, among the 11 classified Measles cases, 2 were lab-confirmed, 0 epi-linked, and 9 compatible clinical cases.
Figure 2: Reported Measles cases by week
Table 1: Reported Measles by month
Table 2: Reported Measles for past 52 weeks
Table 3: Reported Measles by mohafaza
Figure 3: Caza Measles count for past 52 weeks	Figure 4: Caza Measles rates per million for past 52 weeks
Table 4: Reported Measles by age and vaccination status
Figure 5: Immunity profile	Figure 6: Measles by sex
Figure 7: Measles by nationality	Figure 8: Measles by hospital admission