WHO Says European Region Saw Highest Number of Measles Cases in Decades

Meanwhile, an outbreak of measles in Texas and New Mexico has drawn attention in recent weeks.

This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015, shows an electron microscope image of a measles virus particle, center. The Canadian Press/AP-Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP

Officials with the United Nations reported that the European region last year reported the highest number of measles cases since 1997.

At least 127,350 measles cases were reported across the region last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF said in a report released this week. The region includes the entire European continent and several countries in Central Asia.