Measles Surveillance Report
Report of “2025-03-07”

1) Reported Rash cases

In the past 52 weeks, 166 rash cases were reported. Following investigation, 95 were discarded, 68 were classified as measles, and 3 as rubella. During the year 2025, and since January, 13 rash cases were reported. Following investigation, 3 were discarded, 10 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 68 classified Measles cases, 9 were lab-confirmed, 0 epi-linked, and 59 compatible clinical cases. The percentage of confirmed cases (laboratory or epi-linked) was 13.24%. The rate of measles cases was 10.87 per million. The highest rates per million were observed in Baalbeck Hermel with 30.99 and in Bekaa with 22.89. The most affected age groups are: the under 5 years representing 55.88 % of the cases, with age-specific rate of 70.31 per million, and with 44.44 % unvaccinated, followed by the 5-9 years old representing 13.24 % of the cases, with age-specific rate of 14.65 per million, and with 33.33 % unvaccinated. Among the cases, 48.5% were male, 75.0% were Lebanese, and 22.1% were admitted to hospitals. During the year 2025, and since January, among the 10 classified Measles cases, 0 were lab-confirmed, 0 epi-linked, and 10 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