Measles Surveillance Report
Report of “2025-05-07”

1) Reported Rash cases

In the past 52 weeks, 124 rash cases were reported. Following investigation, 65 were discarded, 57 were classified as measles, and 2 as rubella. During the year 2025, and since January, 25 rash cases were reported. Following investigation, 8 were discarded, 17 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 57 classified Measles cases, 6 were lab-confirmed, 0 epi-linked, and 51 compatible clinical cases. The percentage of confirmed cases (laboratory or epi-linked) was 10.53%. The rate of measles cases was 9.11 per million. The highest rates per million were observed in Baalbeck Hermel with 23.24 and in Bekaa with 19.62. The most affected age groups are: the under 5 years representing 59.65 % of the cases, with age-specific rate of 62.91 per million, and with 44.44 % unvaccinated, followed by the 5-9 years old representing 14.04 % of the cases, with age-specific rate of 13.02 per million, and with 25.00 % unvaccinated. Among the cases, 45.6% were male, 66.7% were Lebanese, and 22.8% were admitted to hospitals. During the year 2025, and since January, among the 17 classified Measles cases, 2 were lab-confirmed, 0 epi-linked, and 15 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