Measles: countries with an outbreak

Latest update: 17 March 2023 - Authors: Mieke Croughs, Ula Maniewski-Kelner

Infants between 6 and 12 months who have not yet been vaccinated against measles can be vaccinated early and free of charge in Flanders when they travel to a country with a high risk of measles.

This early vaccine does not count as a full vaccination but offers short-term protection.
After this dose, they should receive two more vaccinations as planned in the standard vaccination schedule.

For older children, it is recommended to advance the second dose when travelling to a high-risk country. This is not free of charge. However, an early second vaccination counts as a second vaccination if it is administered at least one month after the first vaccination.

Countries with measles outbreak. Early vaccination of young children is recommended.

Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conacry, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Asia: Afghanistan, India, Indonesia and Pakistan
Middle East: Bahrain, Yemen, Kuwait, Lebanon and Syria

This list is regularly updated on the basis of WHO and ECDC reports.