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Doctor Monica Apostol (right) at her medical office on June 22, 2025 in Raucesti, Romania. With measles cases in Europe hitting a 25-year high last year, Romania recorded 13,000 of the approximately 18,000 cases registered between June 2024 and May 2025 in the European Economic Area. [AFP]
When epidemiologist Daniela Gafita makes her rounds in the remote villages of northeastern Romania to educate communities about the risks of measles, she frequently encounters parents who hesitate to have their children vaccinated.
With measles cases in Europe hitting a 25-year high last year, Romania was the country most affected: it recorded 13,000 of the approximately 18,000 cases registered between June 2024 and May 2025 in the European Economic Area, which includes EU members as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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