Genomic and Epidemiologic Insights into Ongoing Measles Outbreak, Israel, 2025–2026
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.
Authors
- Yara Kanaaneh
- Naama Nuss
- Danit Sofer
- Eva Avramovich
- Yaniv Lustig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7949-5912)
- Neta S. Zuckerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-2100)
- Rana Shibli
- Oran Erster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4839-8997)
- Keren Friedman
- Zohar Mor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3458-1611)
- Tal Levin
- Victoria Indenbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-0591)
- Michal Savion
- Nitza Abramson
- Efrat Rorman
- Elena Chernin
- Efrat Bucris
- National Measles Working Group
- Eli Schwartz
- Liora Guy David
- Ady Cohen Golan
- Dror Yakir
- Sharon Elroi Prais
- Or Kriger
Institutions
- Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3209.260625
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00