Illness - More people in Berlin affected by measles again
In Berlin, more people have been confirmed to have contracted measles in 2023 than in the entire pandemic period. As of December 20, 15 cases had been reported in the capital, as recently summarized by the State Office for Health and Social Affairs (Lageso). According to a database from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), there were only two cases in the capital in 2022, none in 2021 and three in 2020. The reason for these low figures is the measures taken worldwide to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
According to the RKI overview, Berlin is one of the federal states with the most reported cases of the highly contagious disease in 2023. According to the report, some of the patients were children and some were adults. In the years before the coronavirus outbreak, the number of measles patients registered in the metropolis had always been in double figures. They declined from 75 in 2016 to 22 in 2019. Once you have contracted measles, you are immune for life.
Measles begins with symptoms such as fever, runny nose and cough. After a few days, a characteristic reddish-brown rash appears. It can lead to serious complications such as inflammation of the brain and, even after several years, a fatal late complication. Experts have long criticized the claim that it is only a harmless childhood disease.
In 2015, there was a major measles outbreak with more than 1,240 people affected in Berlin alone, one infant died. Vaccination against measles has been mandatory since March 2020, starting with daycare centers and schools and also applying to some professional groups such as hospital staff.
Lageso report with notification figures (50/2023, PDF)
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- Despite the measures taken globally to combat the coronavirus, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) has reported an increase in measles cases, with Berlin being one of the federal states with the highest number of cases in 2023.
- In light of the ongoing pandemic, it's worth noting that measles, a highly contagious disease, had seen a significant decrease in reported cases in Berlin before 2020, with only three cases reported in 2020.
- During the pandemic time, Berlin's State Office for Health and Social Affairs (Lageso) reported 15 measles cases in the city by December 20, 2023, significantly higher than the two cases reported in 2022 and none in 2021.
- The RKI's overview on diseases in Germany reveals that measles, a vaccine-preventable disease, poses a threat even in pandemic times, with its severe complications such as inflammation of the brain and late fatal complications, despite the general belief that it is only a harmless childhood disease.
Source: www.stern.de
