2019 measles outbreak in the Philippines

2019 Philippines measles outbreak
Regions officially experiencing a measles outbreak in red.
DiseaseMeasles
Index caseIndeterminate, Outbreak first declared in Metro Manila
Confirmed cases31,056 (April 13)
Deaths
415 (April 13)

The 2019 Philippines measles outbreak began in early 2019. An outbreak of measles was officially declared in February 2019 in select administrative regions in Luzon and Visayas including Metro Manila by the Philippine government. The outbreak is attributed to lower vaccination rates, from a high of 88% 10 to 15 years previous to 74% at the time of the outbreak, allegedly caused by the Dengvaxia controversy.

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