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The number of measles cases declined in European Union/European Economic Area countries and the United Kingdom in 2020. Reported cases to The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control decreased from 710 to 54 between January and May. Epidemic intelligence screening observed a similar trend. Under-diagnoses and under-reporting during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic should be ruled out before concluding reduced measles circulation is because of social distancing and any community control measures taken to control COVID-19.

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Epidemiology of measles during the COVID-19 pandemic, a description of the surveillance data, 29 EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom, January to May 2020
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Nathalie+Nicolay&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nicolay Nathalie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Grazina+Mirinaviciute&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mirinaviciute Grazina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Thomas+Mollet&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mollet Thomas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lucia+Pastore+Celentano&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Celentano Lucia Pastore</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sabrina+Bacci&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bacci Sabrina</a></span>. Epidemiology of measles during the COVID-19 pandemic, a description of the surveillance data, 29 EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom, January to May 2020. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2020;25(31):pii=2001390. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.31.2001390" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.31.2001390</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 15 Jul 2020;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 06 Aug 2020 </span> </p>
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