Genomic and Epidemiologic Insights into Ongoing Measles Outbreak, Israel, 2025–2026
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: An ongoing measles outbreak in Israel, involving ≈3,200 cases and 16 deaths, threatens the country's measles elimination status and reflects declining vaccination rates observed globally and within Israel. Epidemiologic investigations supported by sequencing suggest that a single importation triggered the outbreak, underscoring the critical role of rapid genomic surveillance in outbreak control.
Source: Emerging infectious diseases
Authors: Efrat Bucris, Neta S. Zuckerman, Tal Levin, Yara Kanaaneh, Oran Erster, Victoria Indenbaum, Keren Friedman, Danit Sofer, Eli Schwartz, Elena Chernin, Or Kriger, Rana Shibli, Sharon Elroi Prais, Zohar Mor, Nitza Abramson, Michal Savion, Naama Nuss, Ady Cohen Golan, Eva Avramovich, Dror Yakir, Liora Guy David, Efrat Rorman, National Measles Working Group,, Yaniv Lustig
Language: English
Topic: Virology and Viral Diseases
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7170858864