Measles outbreak in an occupational setting: challenges to regain elimination status for Spain, 14 January to 11 April 2026
In January 2026, 2 days after the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Verification Commission (RVC) for the European Region declared the re-establishment of endemic measles transmission in Spain, an outbreak linked to an office building, occurred in the city of Alicante, with 34 cases (median age: 44 years; interquartile range (IQR): 43–47) including 23 women and 11 men. Key factors shaping this outbreak underscore challenges and possible ways to regain transmission control, which might have relevance for re-achieving elimination status in Spain.
Authors
- Robles González E
- Aurora Fernández-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7504-5321)
- María Besó Delgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-4434)
- Esther Córdoba Deorador
- Noemí López-Perea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5132-314X)
- Pilar Soler Crespo
- Esteban Aznar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0232-1265)
- Nazaret Díaz-Sánchez
- Ana Navarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-1530)
- María José Sierra Moros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0082-1397)
- Gian Pietro Maletta Talarico
- Ana Boned-Ombuena
- Josefa Masa-Calles
- María Encarna Sánchez Carratalá
- Bernardo R Guzmán Herrador
- Israel Cremades Bernabeu
- María Amparo Pascual del Pobil Ferré
- Empar Giner Ferrando
- Fernando Márquez
Institutions
- University of Alicante (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Directorate of Health (IS)
- Ministry of Health (HU)
- Ministry of Health (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eurosurveillance
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2026.31.24.2600458
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00